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Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, used by 42 million Americans, is set to run dry on Saturday as the U.S. government shutdown continues.
The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. But what happens to benefits already on EBT cards?
Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Wednesday introducing legislation that would direct the USDA to release available contingency funds to ensure benefits under SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continue during the shutdown.
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As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.
COLDWATER, MI — With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits pausing Saturday, Nov. 1, due to the federal government shutdown, Patty Daoud, the manager of the Branch Area Food Pantry, said "People are scared." Daoud fielded calls during the weekly Tuesday, Oct. 28 morning distribution.