Juliet Linderman, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program in a move that will slash benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. The finalized rule, announced Wednesday, will restrict states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive...

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New work rules to curtail food stamps

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 4, 2019

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients.The move by the administration is the latest…

Doris Cochran works on "an ugly sweater," which she is planning to sell, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 in her apartment in Arlington, Va., Cochran is a disabled mother of two young boys living in subsidized housing in Arlington, Virginia. She’s stockpiling canned foods to try to make sure her family won’t go hungry if her food stamps run out. She says she just doesn’t know “what’s going to happen” and that’s what scares her the most. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

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‘Safety net’ feels less safe suddenly

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressJanuary 21, 2019

A statue of Benjamin Franklin is seen in an empty corridor outside the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Federal workers face grim prospect

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressDecember 27, 2018

The Capitol building is visible as a man who declined to give his name picks up garbage during a partial government shutdown on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Battle lines harden over government shutdown

by Darlene Superville Associated Press, and Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 27, 2018

Jack Maloney poses in front of the grain bins on his Little Ireland Farms in Brownsburg, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Maloney, who farms about 2,000 acres in Hendricks Count, said the aid for farmers is "a nice gesture" but what farmers really want is free trade, not government handouts. American farmers will soon begin getting checks from the government as part of a billion-dollar bailout to help those experiencing financial strain from President Donald Trump’s trade disputes with...

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As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won’t be enough

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressSeptember 24, 2018

In this May 14, 2018, photo, two young boys walk across the grass of the Bridgeview Village Apartments in Charleston, S.C. A new data analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities shows that tenants in Charleston receiving housing assistance could see the second-highest average annual increase in the United States under a new proposal by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to raise rents for millions of low-income households. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

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Analysis: HUD plan to raise rents for poor by 20%

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressJune 8, 2018

In this May 17, 2018 photo, Shannon Brown, 29, walks with her four-year-old daughter, Sai-Mya, in Charleston, S.C. Brown lives in public housing and could face a steep increase under a HUD proposal that would raise rents for millions of low-income individuals and families. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)

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Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressJune 7, 2018

In this Feb. 22, 2018, photo, White House counsel Don McGahn gestures while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, at National Harbor, Md. President Trump and his appointees have stocked federal agencies with ex-lobbyists and corporate lawyers who now help regulate they very industries from which they collected paychecks. Records reviewed by The Associated Press show McGahn, has issued at least 24 ethics waivers to key administration officials at the White House and executive branch agencies.

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What swamp? Lobbyists get ethics waivers to work for Trump

by Michael Biesecker, Juliet Linderman and Richard Lardner March 8, 2018

FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. speaks with a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franks says he is resigning Jan. 31 amid a House Ethics Committee investigation of possible sexual harassment. Franks says in a statement that he never physically intimidated, coerced or attempted to have any sexual contact with any member of his congressional staff. Instead, he says, the dispute resulted from a discussion of surrogacy. Franks and his wife have 3-year-old twins who were conceived through surrogacy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Ex-aide: Franks offered $5m to carry his child

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 8, 2017

FILE -- In this file photo from Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., flanked by other top Democrats, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the top Democrat in the House, said today, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, that Conyers should resign, saying the accusations are "very credible." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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Congress roiled by sex scandals

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressNovember 30, 2017