You know, when my kids were little, I was on SNAP. I was on food stamps, It was the difference between me putting my kids to bed hungry, and not.”

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The fight over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spilled over from Washington into Connecticut on Wednesday, with the State Senate’s Democratic leadership calling on their Republican counterparts to urge the Trump administration to release billions stowed away in a federal contingency fund.

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.

Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents will have no money on their SNAP cards as of Saturday, creating concerns that pet owners may struggle to feed their animals as they prioritize human food purchases.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, 360,000 Connecticut residents face the growing fear that they won’t receive SNAP benefits on Nov. 1. “I try not to overstate things, but it will really be catastrophic,

Connecticut will spend $3 million to partially supplement federal food aid benefits for residents during the government shutdown.

Connecticut's Department of Social Services call center ranks low nationally-41st for wait times and 34th for hang-ups, a Georgetown study found.