House GOPs Plan to Cut Food Stamps Faces a Tough Vote

WASHINGTON — Republican Representative Marc Molinaro, a former mayor who flipped an open seat in the Hudson Valley last year and helped the G.O.P. take back the House, frequently tells the story of how his mother relied on food stamps and subsidized school lunches to keep him fed as a child. Now, as the Republican leaders press to tighten work requirements for food stamps and other government assistance programs as a way to slash federal spending, Mr. Molinaro finds himself in a politically uncomfortable spot. “I grew up on food stamps; my mom worked and worked hard, but she’s a…