Congresswoman Barbara Lee engaged in a colloquy with the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson, regarding repealing the lifetime of formerly incarcerated people from receiving food stamps. Congressman Danny K. Davis from Illinois also participated. He is the author of the Second Chance Act, of which Rep. Lee is an original co-sponsor.
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WASHINGTON, June 5—Sen. Sessions appeared on “America’s Newsroom” this morning to discuss spending in the food stamp program, which has doubled over the past five years and quadrupled over the past ten. Much of the growth comes from expanded eligibility rules, with 39 states now having *no* statutory asset test for the program.
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