House votes 217-210 to cut $39 billion from food stamps

House majority leader Eric Cantor

The House narrowly approved a measure Thursday evening that would cut about $39 billion in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as food stamps — over the next decade.

The vote – 217 to 210 – saw 15 Republicans vote against the measure. No Democrats voted for it.

Ironically, the overwhelming majority of Food Stamp recipients are in conservative/red states. I’ll be interested to see if the vote plays any factor in the 2014 elections.

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