Harrisburg, PA – Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown.

That means that without the White House and / or the Republican-controlled Congress taking immediate action to reopen the federal government, November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments will not be made to Pennsylvanians. The Commonwealth cannot backfill these costs.

"Republicans' failure to pass a federal budget in Washington, D.C. is having a direct impact on our Commonwealth and now, this federal shutdown is threatening critical food assistance for two million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP to feed themselves and their families

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