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Here's the Latest GOP Assault On Food Stamps: Requiring a Photo ID to Buy Food

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On Wednesday, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) introduced a bill that would force recipients of food stamps to show a valid photo ID to buy food. Anti-hunger advocates say that because many poor people cannot afford to purchase government IDs, the requirement would make it harder for low-income Americans to eat. This is just the latest assault in the long-running GOP war on the food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Last year, Vitter drafted an amendment to the Senate farm bill� ��"the five-year legislation that funds nutrition and agriculture programs� ��"that would ban those convicted of certain violent crimes from ever getting food stamps.

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