Sonny Perdue hints that those with jobs should be barred from food stamp program

Sonny Perdue is hinting that big changes could be in store for the federal food stamps, which fall under his purview as U.S. secretary of agriculture. During a speech in New York this week, the former Georgia governor was critical of the fact that able-bodied people with jobs receive the benefits. Read the full article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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