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Florida Democrats are urging Governor Ron DeSantis to use state funds to cover food benefits set to expire due to a federal government shutdown.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides food aid to 2.8 million Floridians and is federally funded but state-administered.

A federal government shutdown, which began October 1, is the cause for the potential lapse in funding for SNAP and other programs.

Funding authority for a food benefits program is set to expire Nov. 1 , and Florida Democrats want Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency and use state money to pay for it.

All 43 Democrats in the Legislature signed a letter Oct. 28 urging DeSantis to prevent delays in benefits for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro

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