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.
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.