Senate passes farm bill, sends to Obama for signature

HUFFINGTON POST: Congress has given its final approval to a sweeping farm bill that trims food stamps for the poor, expands federal crop insurance and ends direct payments to farmers…

Ending years of political battles, the Senate voted Tuesday 68-32, sending the measure to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it…

The legislation cuts the food stamp program by about 1 percent. The Republican-controlled House had pushed for five times that amount… (more)

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