by Laura Clawson
By now, anti-food stamp
crusader Rep. Stephen Fincher is notorious for raking in millions in
farm subsidies while misquoting the Bible in favor of deep cuts to SNAP. But
let's not forget that he's far from alone among House repugicans in voting to take food from the poor
while happily taking farm subsidies for himself.Another repugican congresswoman who voted to make cuts to the food stamp program was Vicky Hartzler of Missouri. Her farm received more than $800,000 in Department of Agriculture subsidies from 1995-2012. In 2001, her farm received $135,482 in subsidies.
Kristi Noem of South Dakota, who also voted to make cuts to the program, was a partner in Racota Valley Ranch, her family’s farm and previously had nearly a 17% stake through 2008.
The farm received $3.4 million in subsidies from 1995-2012. The Environmental Working Group, which analyzes subsidy data, says the “estimated amount of subsidies attributed to Noem from 1995-2012 is $503,751.”
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