Many Federal programs are on the chopping block by Republicans in Congress. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one such program. SNAP provides essential food assistance to families that are between jobs—and in the current [read more]
Social Security in Rural Counties Now that the Republicans have passed their major tax cut bill that mainly benefits the rich and that will, by all projections, balloon the debt by a trillion dollars, there [read more]
Republicans have no plan for healthcare. We saw this during the Republican Congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare). They attempted to repeal the ACA although millions of Americans would have [read more]
In rural areas, people benefit from the U.S. Farm Bill in a couple of broad ways. First, it helps farmers weather the ups and downs of crop production and helps them insure against disasters like [read more]
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