Congress tackles food stamp changes in the farm bill
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Patrons of the Urban Ministries food bank line up in their cars outside the door, waiting to be among the first inside. It's a daily ritual. Residents from nearby neighborhoods travel into the city for their weekly groceries.
Fruits and vegetables are in bins and canned goods are ready to be bagged. Food bank employees and volunteers line shopping carts with boxes of food. And because it is a food bank, customers don't pay.
Urban Ministries, like many food banks across the country, has seen an increase in
