claim: "when is a farm bill not a farm bill? when 90 percent of it is for food stamps."
author: brad blakeman
evidence_1: jun 27, 2018 ... food stamps account for about 70 percent of farm bill costs. ... by not addressing  work requirements, the senate is doing a disservice to ... nearly 90 percent of  americans agree that “able-bodied adults who receive cash, food, ...
evidence_2: jun 28, 2013 ... the legislation does not impact agency operations, so usda employees will ...  they also constitute more than 90 percent of farm bill spending.
evidence_3: may 18, 2018 ... the defeat of the farm bill and snap provision may only be a temporary ... it is not  clear how many republican no votes were fundamentally against the bill ... study  found an overwhelming 90 percent of respondents supported ...
evidence_4: may 18, 2018 ... farms have not really factored into the discussion of the 2018 farm bill. ... food  stamps now make up about 80 percent of the farm bill's funding. ... cotton, rice,  and peanuts, which receive more than 90 percent of its subsidies.
evidence_5: may 18, 2018 ... snap, welfare, and a look at why the farm bill is so controversial ... products into  the food system should not be overlooked -- even if, he said, lawmakers do. ...  which makes up about 80 percent of the total mandatory funding.