Food Stamp Cuts Are On Table

House Plan Would Affect 300,000

By Jonathan Weisman

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 3, 2005; Page A01

House Republicans are pushing to cut tens of thousands of legal immigrants off food stamps, partially reversing President Bush's efforts to win Latino votes by restoring similar cuts made in the 1990s.

The food stamp measure is just one of several provisions in an expansive congressional budget-cutting package that critics say unfairly targets the poor and disadvantaged, especially poor children.