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otherone

(973 posts)
Fri Jun 14, 2013, 06:52 AM Jun 2013

Maloneys Soup Line


NEWBURGH – More than 20 members of the community gathered at Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney’s District Office in Newburgh Thursday to protest his vote to support the farm bill which would cut about $2.5 billion a year from the food stamp program, which is now used by one in seven Americans.
http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/June/14/Maloney_protest-14Jun13.html
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Maloneys Soup Line (Original Post) otherone Jun 2013 OP
Good for them! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #1
from what I understand he got some perks for area farmers for his vote.. otherone Jun 2013 #2

otherone

(973 posts)
2. from what I understand he got some perks for area farmers for his vote..
Fri Jun 14, 2013, 05:40 PM
Jun 2013

A no vote wouldn't have gotten him anything except being on the right side of the vote.

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