David Vitter seeks tougher response on food stamp misuse

By Melinda Deslatte

Published November 6, 2013 5:00am ET

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David Vitter seeks tougher response on food stamp misuse — WASHINGTON - JULY 26: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) speaks during a news conference July 26, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A number of Senate and House Republicans held the news conference to introduce the "Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act" legislation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) | Alex Wong

BATON ROUGE, La. — State leaders haven’t done enough to aggressively pursue food stamp recipients who overspent their balance when the electronic food stamp service was down last month, U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Monday.

Several Louisiana retailers, including Wal-Mart stores in Mansfield and Springhill, allowed food stamp recipients to make unlimited purchases on Oct. 12, when the electronic card system was down across many states and balances couldn’t be checked.

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Associated Press David Vitter Entitlement Reform Entitlements Food Stamps Louisiana Waste and Fraud