SNAP serves roughly 42 million low-income Americans.

One of the biggest impacts of the government shutdown is about to hit tens of millions of the poorest Americans hard: the halting of a critical food assistance program.

Several states are now warning they will be forced to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits come Nov. 1 if the shutdown continues.

SNAP, often referred to as “food stamps,” serves roughly 42 million low-income Americans. The program, run by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, issues electronic benefits that can be used like cash to purchase food.

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    15 days ago

    And my extended family is poised to strike at those evil democrats because almost all of them are fox-pilled.

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      Yup. Trump is doing long-term damage and these guys are gonna go and blame the dems when the longer lasting effects (of non-Dem related things) hit them down the line when someone else is in charge.

      Although I may be optimistic saying when someone else is in charge.