Tennessee’s Stephen Fincher received $3.5 million in farm subsidies yet seeks to cut Food Stamps..taking food from the mouths of babies

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In May 2013, Fincher argued for large cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, while also advocating an increase in agricultural subsidies. Fincher, who owns a farm, has received over $3.5 million in agricultural subsidies from the federal government. Critics accused Fincher of hypocrisy.^[26]^[27]^[28]

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