No SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 due to government shutdown
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Starting Saturday, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for millions are in jeopardy as the impacts of the weeks-long federal government shutdown expand. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
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USDA blames Democrats for potential SNAP benefits lapse in new message: 'The well has run dry'
“Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the unsigned message posted on the USDA’s official website reads.
California, along with other states, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins for halting SNAP benefits, cutting off food aid for over 41 million Americans,
She blamed Democrats for refusing to vote on measures to reopen the government and restore SNAP funding, saying the USDA is running out of money to keep millions of Americans fed. "We are right at the cliff. And I’ve been warning about this for almost a ...
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the prospect of November's SNAP benefits going unpaid indefinitely is growing closer.