As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, mass layoffs, missed paychecks and halted infrastructure projects have done little to sway congressional Democrats into reopening the federal government.
But the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which they’ve long championed, is set to run out of funds in just over a week, a development which could change the shutdown’s trajectory.
The program, which is administered by the Agriculture Department, helps feed more than 40 million people. Beginning Nov. 1, at least 25 states plan to cut off benefits for recipients, including California, where 4.5 million people rely on SNAP to put food on the table.
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