Ben Livneh

5 days ago | thebradentontimes.com | Byrd bath |Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Ben Livneh

At a farm market in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2012, SNAP recipients were able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA).WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict rules that go along with writing a budget reconciliation bill.