New face of food stamps shifts to working-age Americans
Working-age people now comprise the majority of U.S. households on food stamps, a shift from past years when children and the elderly dominated. Analysts cite high unemployment and slow wage growth, plus demographics, as drivers of a safe net stretched toward the former middle class.
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White House warns Obama may bypass Congress in 2011 agenda
White House aides previewed Obama’s State of the Union, saying he will work with Congress where possible and act unilaterally when needed. Jay Carney framed 2011 as a year of action amid a divided Congress. Republicans accused the president of threatening executive overreach.
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