House Farm Bill Would Increase Food Insecurity and Hardship
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news release:
On June 21, the House passed the Agriculture Committee's (the Committee) farm bill,(1) which includes nutrition provisions that would increase food insecurity and hardship. By adopting harmful amendments during floor debate in May, the House made the bill that ultimately passed even worse than the version the Committee originally introduced (see Appendix I). The proposed changes . . .
On June 21, the House passed the Agriculture Committee's (the Committee) farm bill,(1) which includes nutrition provisions that would increase food insecurity and hardship. By adopting harmful amendments during floor debate in May, the House made the bill that ultimately passed even worse than the version the Committee originally introduced (see Appendix I). The proposed changes . . .