Food stamps set to stop Nov. 1 for 1 in 8 Americans
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning that the Trump administration cannot add more funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program unilaterally.
Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.
In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown.
Republican Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, both of Ohio, have signed on to the Keep SNAP Funded Act. Vice President JD Vance, another Ohioan, says Republicans need just "five more Democratic votes" to end the shutdown.
Messages on SNAP websites are blaming Democrats for shutting down government aid due to their ongoing stalemate with Republicans over the Affordable Care Act
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What happens to SNAP benefits already loaded onto EBT cards, in accounts come Nov. 1 deadline?
If the federal government shutdown continues, there will be a pause in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits come Saturday, Nov. 1.
The government has confirmed that the food assistance payments will stop on November 1 as a result of the ongoing shutdown.