Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday urged the federal government to take immediate action to ensure recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) get their November benefits.

In a letter penned to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Hochul said about 3 million New Yorkers will lose their benefits as the federal government shutdown continues.

“I am calling on the Trump administration to guarantee these essential funds so that New Yorkers can continue to put food on the table, and I urge Washington Republicans — including the seven from New York — to actually stand up for their constituents, come to the negotiating table and end this uncertainty and chaos,” Hochul said.

Beyond causing hunger for millions of people, holding SNAP benefits hostage will harm an alre

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