25 States Are Fighting to Keep Food on the Table for Millions of Americans

The Trump administration has said it will not tap emergency funds, setting off a scramble among states to protect residents who rely on SNAP.

November 1 deadline: These are the states where most Americans rely on SNAP to put food on the table

Millions of Americans face uncertainty as federal government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits. The USDA has stated it will not use contingency funds for next month's payments. States like New Mexico,
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$5B contingency fund won’t be used for food aid, Trump administration says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a Department of Agriculture memo that surfaced Friday.
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Washington’s cruelty risks starving our children

In New York, we value not the wealth of the few, but the well-being of all — the families in our buildings, the children in our schools, the seniors on our block. Yet today, millions of our
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