Nov. SNAP benefits paused amid government shutdown
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Texas Sen. John Cornyn backs bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing during shutdown as cutoff nears
Texas, offered a pointed analogy Wednesday when asked about Democrats blaming President Donald Trump for the impending cutoff of federal nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown. Cornyn compared Democrats to the proverbial kid who murders his parents,
If the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 27, funding for SNAP food assistance will run out in Texas, potentially leaving 3.5 million residents without benefits.
The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.
As the government shutdown continues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will run out on Nov. 1.
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Potential SNAP benefit delay could heighten growing hunger crisis in Texas
The potential SNAP benefit delay could increase growing hunger crisis in Texas, a state which has the highest population of food insecure people in the U.S.
"Currently, I have six people that I'm taking care of, so and for their SNAP to go away," said Angie Hernandez, who needs help to feed her family. "So you know it's my job to feed them and stuff. So that's the way it is,