Feds Spend $110 Billion on ‘Food Assistance’ Per Year

Published December 14, 2012 1:16pm ET



The federal government is now spending $110 billion on “all food assistance” per year, according to new analysis by the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee. The federal dollars spent on these programs has risen by nearly $70 billion in just ten years.

Here’s a chart from the Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee, showing how spending has increased over the last dozen years:

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