Shutdown enters 4th week with over 40 million people at risk of losing food benefits
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week as President Donald Trump remains in Asia for trade negotiations until later this week, with no movement from Congress toward resolving the budget impasse before Saturday, Nov. 1, when funding for several key programs is expected to end.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced last week that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides assistance to over 40 million people, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, which helps more than 6 million individuals, including about 41% of all infants in the U.S., will not be available until further notice due to the shutdown.
The USDA also acknowledged in a memo first reported by Axios that it will not use a $5 billion contingency fund to maintain the program during the shutdown, claiming it’s intended for unforeseen events such as natural disasters.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, Oct. 27 that Republican leadership will discuss potential options about the soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, according to The Hill, as the current budget bill doesn’t extend the tax benefits.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/shutdown-enters-4th-week-over-080403228.html
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