Reuters: Politics: In surprise, House defeats farm bill with big food stamp cuts

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In surprise, House defeats farm bill with big food stamp cuts Jun 20th 2013, 18:07 WASHINGTON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:07pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican budget-cutters joined Democratic defenders of food stamps to defeat the $500 billion, five-year farm bill backed by GOP leaders on Thursday. Agriculture Committee chairman Frank Lucas said there may not be a second chance to write a farm bill this year. Lucas' bill called for the largest cuts in food stamps in a generation. (Reporting By Charles Abbott; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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