Ten GOP senators have signed on to support a bill by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown threatens a lapse in money in November, The Hill reported on Tuesday.
The Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 would fund the food aid program for states nationwide until the government shutdown ends and the Department of Agriculture can receive its allotments through appropriations or stopgap measures.
“There is no reason any of these residents of my state — or any other American who qualifies for food assistance — should go hungry. We can afford to provide the help,” Hawley wrote in an essay for The New York Times on Tuesday.
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