Breaking the farm programs and food stamps into two bills is a start

Things That Aren’t Inevitable

By Heritage Foundation Amy Payne —— Bio and Archives July 9, 2013

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Don’t you love it when the conventional wisdom gets turned on its head?

What was supposed to happen in Washington a couple of weeks ago—passing the pork-laden food stamp bill known as the “farm” bill—didn’t happen. The special interests expected it to happen. Most of official Washington expected it to happen. But Heritage and our allies made the case that food stamps and farm programs don’t belong together in one big, fat bill. More...

Heritage Foundation Amy Payne -- Bio and Archives | Comments

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