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Unofficial Shutdown Talks Make Little Progress in Senate
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4:40Now PlayingMarc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, talks about the path toward ending the government shutdown as back-and-forth over Affordable Care Act subsidies remains the sticking point for reopening the government.
The US Agriculture Department is warning states that funding for food stamps will run out next month if the partial government shutdown continues.
People receiving food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, will get benefits through the current month, USDA said in an Oct. 10 letter to state agencies viewed by Bloomberg News.
“However, if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation,” according to the letter.
A pause in food assistance to millions of Americans would greatly increase the economic pain of the federal shutdown, now in its 16th day with no end in sight. So far, federal workers have borne the brunt of the consequences of the congressional impasse, with most going without pay for the duration of the shutdown.
“We’re going to run out of money in two weeks,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Thursday. “So you’re talking about millions and millions of vulnerable families, of hungry families that are not going to have access to these programs because of this shutdown.”
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