A proposed $8 billion in cuts to the food stamp program in the federal farm bill would fall disproportionately on recipients of the program in Pennsylvania and about a dozen other states.
The U.S. House approved the compromise, five-year farm bill, 251-166, Wednesday, setting up likely final passage by the Senate, which is expected to take up the bill later this week.
In Pennsylvania, an estimated 175,000 households would lose an average of $65 per month in benefits, according to a calculation from the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger based on state statistics. The loss would total about $136 million statewide annually.
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