In a tie vote on Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee put the brakes on a bill that would make it harder to get food stamps in New Hampshire.
The bill seeks to change financial requirements, and would require that people work with child support services to gain food stamp eligibility. Senator Lou D’Allesandro, who sponsored New Hampshire’s original food stamp bill in the 1970s, called the proposal punitive.
"There are times in our history when this has made the difference between life and death for people," emphasized D'Allesandro, "Survival. We have something that’s served New Hampshire well. For at least the last fifty years that I’ve been around this place.
The bill will continue to the full Senate with the recommendation that it not be passed.
