Government shutdown will soon impact SNAP food aid, AP Explains
The countdown is on keep food on the table for about 42 million Americans who receive SNAP grocery assistance. The Department of Agriculture says debit cards that people use to buy food won’t be replenished in November due to the government shutdown. (AP Video Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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Food banks and pantries were already struggling after federal program cuts this year. Now, SNAP benefits are set to pause Nov. 1.
A new lawsuit by Democrats seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food after federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday.
The Justice Department seeks to immediately stop states' lawsuit to keep food stamps funded during shutdown.
