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The federal government shutdown entered Day 28 on Tuesday with no end in sight as the Trump administration warns SNAP benefits will end on Nov. 1.
Millions of Americans will be without their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in November because of the government shutdown.
Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown.
The government shutdown is just days away from the one-month mark. With the president abroad, no major breakthroughs in Congress are expected.
15hon MSN
Democrats unflinching in shutdown strategy, blaming Trump with millions at risk of losing food aid
Congressional Democrats are marching in lockstep into the fourth week of a government shutdown, even as lawmakers brace for what could be the most painful point yet — a cutoff in federal food aid for 40 million people.
Federal shutdown cuts SNAP benefits for 3.5 million Texans. USDA says funds are exhausted, no November benefits as families turn to food pantries.
If the continuing resolution or any other funding measures are not passed, funding for SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps as it's commonly called — will run out on Nov. 1.
Messages on SNAP websites are blaming Democrats for shutting down government aid due to their ongoing stalemate with Republicans over the Affordable Care Act