(NewsNation) — Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says SNAP benefits will be suspended this weekend after her department has exhausted “every possible avenue” during the continuing government shutdown.

"The fact that the Democrats are playing games with those who are most vulnerable is particularly rich right now ... 12 different times the Democrats have voted to keep the government closed," Rollins told NewsNation.

According to the Trump administration, funding will run out for the food assistance program that is relied upon by 42 million Americans to supplement their grocery bills.

The administration rejected using more than $5 billion in contingency funds to keep SNAP flowing into November. Rollins stated the U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn't have the legal authority to dip

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