PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - DoorDash announced it is launching a nationwide emergency food response, with the federal government shutdown impacting food aid.

The company plans on delivering one million free meals through food banks. It is also waiving delivery and service fees for an estimated 300,000 SNAP recipient grocery orders.

The government shutdown is expected to halt the SNAP benefits of more than 40 million Americans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) posted on its website Friday:

"Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democr

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