Senate GOP Clashes With House on Food Aid Cuts in Trump Tax Bill
Senate Republicans are planning to water down House legislation that would shift as much as a quarter of the cost of federal food stamps to state governments to help pay for Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package, a key senator said Wednesday.
The Senate version of the tax legislation will change the cost-shifting provision to make it less burdensome on state governments, Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman said in an interview.
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