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How Progressives Stopped the Farm Bill

How Progressives Stopped the Farm Bill

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Pamela Powers
Jun 22, 2013
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How Progressives Stopped the Farm Bill
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When Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) rallied its membership and asked them to take to the streets, their computers, and their telephones to oppose food stamp cuts in the farm bill, stopping the multi-year, behemoth looked bleak.

Both versions of the bill had cuts to food stamps and school lunches; the House of Representatives version, which was de…

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