NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn is joining other Republicans to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown.

Blackburn signed onto the Keep SNAP Funded Act to appropriate funds to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits, retroactive to the start of the shutdown.

“Roughly one in 10 Tennesseans receive SNAP benefits for food assistance, and they shouldn’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from because the Democrats are holding government funding hostage to appease their far-left base,” Blackburn said. “Our Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure Tennesseans do not miss a meal during the Democrats’ shutdown.”

SNAP puts food on the table for an estimated 700,000 Tennesseans.

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