Definition of food stamp
: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food
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Most of the discussion on food stamps is about single parents and children, who will continue to be the majority of recipients.
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In 1961, a couple in Paynesville, W.V., became the first recipients of food stamps under a pilot program created by President Kennedy.
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The vote was a blow to GOP leaders, who had hoped to tout its new work requirements for recipients of food stamps.
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The farm bill is a Beltway totem that features handouts for agriculture interests and funding for food stamps.
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The family doesn't qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps).
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The Senate version, which needed Democratic votes to pass, does not include major changes to food stamps.
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Or maybe the ancient tradition of farm bills linking the arms of rural agricultural interests and urban retailers and food stamp beneficiaries will prevail one more time, and this Farm Bill will creep across the finish line.
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In 2015, Warren pled guilty to illegally collecting thousands of dollars’ worth of food stamps.
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First Known Use of food stamp
1939
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Definition of food stamp for English Language Learners
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: a small document that is given by the government to poor people and that can be used to buy food
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