Perna, the provision I am talking about is not a proposal, it is law. The law says food stamp benefits will be reduced on November 1, 2013. This law is completely different from the waivers and the employment requirement for single individuals you are referring to. I wish I could figure out how to put a link here but I can't.

Go to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities website, look on right hand side. It is the most popular story and it is about the November 1 SNAP cuts.

Your article is a Washington Post opinion page story. Different topic completely.