SNAP, shutdown and food stamp benefits
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The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.
With the SNAP program scheduled to run out of funds, nonprofits dedicated to serving the hungry were bracing for a spike in visitors.
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Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes
Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.
Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They have voted 13 times unsuccessfully to end the shutdown, the last one failing 54-45 on Oct. 28. 60 votes are needed for passage.
In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.
The action comes two days after more than two dozen states sued the USDA, the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits.
More than 40 million Americans are preparing for their SNAP benefits to expire tomorrow as the government shutdown continues. MSNBC Reporter Mychael Schnell has the latest from Capitol Hill. New York Times Columnist and Author Nicholas Kristof,
The Central Texas Food Bank expects to spend roughly four times its monthly budget to support Austin-area SNAP recipients.