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STRICKLAND v. COM'R, MAINE DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Civ. No. 93-189-P-H.

849 F.Supp. 818 (1994)

Nancy and Lyle STRICKLAND, Plaintiffs, v. COMMISSIONER, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, v. Mike ESPY, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

April 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus E. Brown, Portland, ME, Jack B. Comart, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Augusta, ME, for plaintiffs.

Lisa C. Fink, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, ME, for defendant.

John B. Koch, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, DC, David R. Collins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, ME, for third-party defendant.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HORNBY, District Judge.

This case presents a single issue: Can Congress change the law, simply by directing that it be so in legislative history, without amending the pertinent statutory language? The unvarnished answer is no.

BACKGROUND

Approximately 1.4% of all food stamp households nationwide receive income from self-employment. Of the 60,000 households that receive food stamps in the State of Maine, approximately...

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