date:May 10, 2013
ngly partisan.
Enrollment in the program has doubled in a decade and costs have tripled. Critics say spending is out of control when only the neediest should get aid. Defenders say the weak economy is the culprit - enrollment is highest during economic turmoil - and that food stamps are targeted to avoid cuts in farm subsidies.
Food stamps is the key to getting a final farm bill done. Not that there won't be plenty of other fights, said Pat Westhoff, director of the Food and Agricultural Polic