Taxpayers Spend $41.3 Million in a Year to Advertise Food Stamps - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

Taxpayers Spend $41.3 Million in a Year to Advertise Food Stamps - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "Spending on advertising and outreach for food stamps has increased six-fold since 2000 — reaching $41.3 million in 2011, according to a new GOP report.

According to calculations released by Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Budget Committee staff, using data from the Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service, in the year 2000 spending on advertising for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — or food stamps — was approximately $6.5 million"

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