Government Shutdown May Scuttle Food Stamps in Many States Come November

Some 42 million Americans who rely on federal food benefits have become the latest political flash point of the government shutdown as November approaches and funding runs out for the nationwide program.

People in the U.S. who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) — more commonly called “food stamps” in the past — will be those impacted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned in a memo to state agency directors.

Booker apparently is citing a contingency fund that could be used to partially pay for November SNAP support, though it would not cover the entire month of November.

If the federal government reopens…

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