With food benefits for more than 1 million state residents just days away from potentially running out, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey called on the Trump administration to dip into an emergency fund to keep people from going hungry.

"Feed people, Mr. President. Feed Americans. It’s your job," the Democratic governor said Monday, as she lambasted President Donald Trump for planning to spend up to $300 million on a gilded new ballroom for the White House.

Without action, more than 40 million Americans are set to lose SNAP benefits by Nov. 1.

Funding for the program, often referred to as “food stamps,” has become a political football between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill as the federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week.”

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