News · Politics For Subscribers GOP focuses on work to fix America’s food stamp problem By Thomas Phippen September 15, 2016 · 6:26 AM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:18 AM · 2 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Republicans in Congress are working to improve the food stamps program by focusing on how to lift people out of poverty through work. Republicans in Congress are working to improve the food stamps program by focusing on how to lift people out of poverty through work.… Advertisement Read Next Swampscott Paints Over Rainbow Crosswalks, Upsetting Liberal Residents Senate Democrat Files Legislation Targeting Mike Minogue's Self-Funding Trump, Immigration, And State Spending Dominate Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Debate Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift Endorses Elizabeth Dionne For State Treasurer