PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – On Nov. 1, roughly 757,000 Oregonians will stop receiving food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the ongoing federal shutdown, and Oregon leaders are calling the move "unconscionable."

Those impacted were contacted by the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) on Monday after the Trump Administration directed states to not distribute benefits until further notice.

The SNAP program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and therefore relies solely on the federal government.

“This is a cruel and unacceptable situation. President Trump should focus on feeding families by negotiating a deal with Congress, not doing other things like deploying troops in American cities on taxpayers’ dime,” Gov. Tina

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