The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a Republican-backed funding bill to end the government shutdown for the 13th time. The final vote was 54 to 45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward.
A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials Tuesday seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown.
The countdown is on keep food on the table for about 42 million Americans who receive SNAP grocery assistance. The Department of Agriculture says debit cards that people use to buy food won’t be replenished in November due to the government shutdown. (AP Video Tassanee Vejpongsa)
Volunteer Joel Hernandez helps load a vehicle during a food distribution targeting federal employee households affected by the federal shutdown as well as SNAP recipients, Oct. 27, in San Antonio.
South Carolina is opening its nonprofit fund typically used for disasters like hurricanes to try to make a dent in the $100 million a month of federal food assistance typically given to people in South Carolina through the SNAP program.
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Produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at Wild Onion Market, Oct. 27, in Chicago.Â
Mattise reported from Nashville, Tennessee. Mulvihill reported from Haddonfield, New Jersey. Contributors include Jeffrey Collins in West Columbia, South Carolina, and Margery Beck in Omaha, Nebraska.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a Republican-backed funding bill to end the government shutdown for the 13th time. The final vote…
Produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at Wild Onion Market, Oct. 27, in Chicago.Â
Volunteer Joel Hernandez helps load a vehicle during a food distribution targeting federal employee households affected by the federal shutdown as well as SNAP recipients, Oct. 27, in San Antonio.
