Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. Science News
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Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
By admin on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off
Apple tax: The Irish connection – Senate
By admin on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 | Comments Off
How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries BBC News – Economy
Read More...Former IRS Head to Senate: It Wasn’t My Fault
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
The man who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators. Politics
Read More...Cook defends Apple on Senate hotseat
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
Apple Inc.’s chief executive Tim Cook defended the tech giant’s tax practices in a lengthy Senate hearing on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the company is acting fairly and also laying out targets for lowering its tax burdens. MarketWatch – Top Stories
Read More...Leading Senate Democrat: IRS behavior intolerable
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — A leading Senate Democrat says the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups was intolerable, and he is promising to get to the bottom of how it happened. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus made his remark Tuesday as his panel began Congress’ second hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave tea [...]
Read More...Dems’ Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Top Senate Democrat: DOJ action against AP ‘inexcusable’
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
While the White House remains quiet about whether the Justice Department was right to seize the phone records of Associated Press reporters, on Capitol Hill the top Democrat in the Senate was unequivocal about his opposition. In his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blasted the DOJ for its behavior, [...]
Read More...Immigration Reform Bill Holds Together In Senate Committee
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
The Senate Judiciary held its second round of debate on changes to the bipartisan immigration bill. Tuesday’s focus was visas for workers, including visas for skilled technical work. David Welna talks to Melissa Block. Politics
Read More...French Senate to vote on significant labor reform
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament is expected to pass a package of significant labor reforms the government hopes will help stop rising unemployment and jumpstart the country’s stagnant economy. European Economy News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Minn. Senate OKs gay marriage; gov expected to sign
By admin on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
Gov. Mark Dayton’s promised signature will make the state the 12th in the U.S. to approve same-sex marriage. USATODAY.com Feed
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