“I say to my Republican colleagues: What’s wrong with you people?” McGovern said Wednesday during a period of debate ... Democrats used it to hammer home the impact the bill would have on essential ...

As Democrats rush to define President Donald Trump’s domestic policy and immigration law, a handful of liberalcandidates are relying on their personal experiences with programs facing key cuts to ...

Democratic lawmakers say work requirement debate on SNAP is over. Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly warned that as far as they see it – expanding work requirements for SNAP benefits has been ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill is now law, after days of heated debate and close votes in Congress.

Several Democrats on the House Ag committee sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, earlier this month, asking that GOP members not to seek further changes.

A partisan debate is heating up in Congress over whether to impose stricter work requirements on adults who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP.

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a tumultuous night, the Republican-controlled Senate advanced President Donald Trump’s package of tax ...

The cost-share plan was a critical way for Republicans to trim spending to pay for their massive reconciliation package and ...

GOP control of U.S. House will likely intensify debates over food stamps ... And the farm bills failed on the House floor in 2018 because of revolts by Democrats over proposed GOP cuts to SNAP, ...

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will b… ...

The House launched debate before midnight and by dawn the vote was called, 215-214, with Democrats staunchly opposed. It next goes to the Senate, with long negotiations ahead.