Food Assistance News feed http://www.cbpp.org/topic/?fa=topic&id=31 en-us Copyright 2008 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. All rights reserved. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:02 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:52:10 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The Senate immigration reform bill establishes a long and difficult path to legal status that includes substantial fees and fines and tough restrictions on eligibility for federal assistance for immigrants who newly convert to a legal status. Yet, there will be efforts on the Senate floor to make it considerably more difficult for undocumented workers to convert to legal status and to further restrict or discourage needy families from seeking help such as emergency medical care and … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/wh35jyMbUl8/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3974 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:39:51 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3974 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:53:27 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:50:12 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:36:50 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:37 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:29:16 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:03:38 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 On May 10, Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Committee’s ranking member, Rep. Collin Peterson, released their proposed 2013 farm bill (the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, or FARRM).[1] The Committee will consider the bill at a “mark-up” scheduled for May 15. The proposed legislation would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) by almost $21 … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/r1qVB2vfaQU/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3965 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:25:55 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3965 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:20:34 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:52:55 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:17:55 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:11:16 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:43:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:31:50 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Below is a compilation of the CBPP analyses and blog posts on House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget, which the House has passed. Overview/General Statement: Robert Greenstein, President, on Chairman Ryan’s Budget Plan March 12, 2013 “When House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his previous budget last year, I wrote that for most of the past half century, its extreme nature would have put it outside the bounds of mainstream … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/QyNCjAwpX9I/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3940 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:10:16 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3940 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:18:31 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan justifies the massive cuts he proposes in programs for low- and moderate-income Americans in part by claiming that the current safety net “can create a powerful disincentive to get ahead.”[1] He uses this argument to defend converting both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) into block grants at substantially shrunken funding levels relative to current law. These claims, however, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/IQpQRB8ETUA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3938 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:51 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3938 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:19:42 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:41:40 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:42:48 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget plan would get at least 66 percent of its $5 trillion in non-defense budget cuts over ten years (relative to a continuation of current policies) from programs that serve people of limited means, standing a core principle of the Simpson-Bowles fiscal commission on its head. Not much has changed on this front from Chairman Ryan’s budget plan of a year ago. Then, too, Chairman Ryan proposed very deep cuts, the bulk of which … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/KrWuJxiJ5j4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3925 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:37:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3925 House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget plan includes cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) of $135 billion — almost 18 percent — over the next ten years (2014-2023),[1] which would necessitate ending assistance for millions of low-income families, cutting benefits for millions of such households, or some combination of the two.  Chairman Ryan proposed similarly deep SNAP cuts in his last two budgets. While … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/KAQ5TBbJZuM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3923 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:09:34 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3923 The budget that Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray released yesterday stands in sharp contrast to the one that her House counterpart, Paul Ryan, released on Tuesday. As I wrote Tuesday, his budget is extreme.[1] Hers is more balanced and appropriate to meet the nation’s economic and fiscal challenges. The differences are impressive. First, Chairwoman Murray proposes to raise revenues, by scaling back tax expenditures, as well as cut spending to reduce deficits.… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/7olJgrMU8l4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3921 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:23:39 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3921 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-FoodAssistance/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:29:58 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184