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Welfare for Agribusiness and Food Stamps in the Farm Bill
The $100 billion Farm Bill pays for controversial policies, including food stamps and agribusiness subsidies. Now it's expired, and compromise is stalled by partisanship.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAt the cost of $100 billion taxpayer dollars a year, the Farm Bill pays for controversial policies, including food stamps and subsidies to big agribusiness. Now it's expired, and compromise is stalled by partisanship. We hear about Republican and Democratic versions and what might happen if no bill passes at all. Also, the Supreme Court hears a union organizing case, and same-sex marriage goes back to Hawaii — where it began.
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