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      A man with a gray beard looks at a sign reading, "We accept food stamps."

      Food Stamp Work Rules Harm Older Poor Americans

      The new restrictions “put almost 750,000 older adults aged 50-54 at risk of losing food assistance,” the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Found.

      Christopher D. Cook
      Teresa Ghilarducci
      Sep 13, 2023

      Life is getting even tougher for poor people in America. As poverty rates soar—due in part to policies such as cutting pandemic aid for poor and working-class people—new rules that kicked in September 1 only add to the suffering.

      As if being poor and unable to afford food isn’t hard enough, new food stamps rules require all destitute Americans up to age 50 to work 80 hours a month for their monthly aid, under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Next year this will extend to 54year-olds.

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      Reps. Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, and Cori Bush talk with reporters

      Here Are the Progressives Who Voted Against the GOP's Debt Ceiling 'Extortion Scheme'

      “We cannot continue to capitulate to a far-right Republican Party and their extreme demands while they inflict policy violence on working-class people, gut our bedrock environmental protections, and decimate our planet," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

      Jake Johnson
      Jun 01, 2023

      Nearly 40 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus broke with the majority of their House Democratic colleagues late Wednesday to vote against the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by President Joe Biden and Republican leaders.

      The legislation, which would lift the debt ceiling until January 2025 and enact painful caps on non-military federal spending, passed the GOP-controlled House by a vote of 314 to 117, with 165 Democrats joining 149 Republicans in supporting the measure.

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      Decrying 'Reckless Hostage-Taking,' Progressives Vow to Vote Against Debt Ceiling Deal

      Decrying 'Reckless Hostage-Taking,' Progressives Vow to Vote Against Debt Ceiling Deal

      "We shouldn't compromise on protecting our most vulnerable and disproportionately impacted communities," said Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

      Julia Conley
      May 31, 2023

      The number of Democratic lawmakers who said they plan to oppose legislation to raise the debt ceiling steadily grew on Wednesday, due to provisions that would slash food assistance, require approval of a gas pipeline that would cause the equivalent of more than 89 million metric tons of carbon emissions, and end the federal moratorium on student loan payments—all while maintaining hundreds of billions of dollars in Pentagon spending and low taxes for corporations and the wealthiest Americans.

      Ahead of a vote in the U.S. House that's expected Wednesday evening, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), told reporters that she plans to vote no on the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, and that the caucus at-large may also actively oppose the legislation.

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