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These States Lose Most If Federal Food Aid Runs Out
More than 41 million Americans won’t receive federal help buying groceries in November unless Congress reopens the government. “The well has run dry,” the Department of Agriculture wrote on its website on Oct. 27. The department oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which serves about 12 percent of the U.S. population.
The government shutdown began Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to advance a stopgap funding resolution introduced by Republicans, which would have temporarily funded the government while Congress completed 2026 spending legislation.
Nearly all Democrats have rejected the measure until Republicans come to terms on their proposals to extend health care funding expiring end of the year. Republicans contend that those negotiations should happen in the context of regular spending negotiations, not as a condition for reopening the government. Here’s a look at which states stand to lose the most if the shutdown extends another week, and how that could affect both parties.
