WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - According to the USDA, 42 million Americans rely on SNAP for food assistance.

The program is the Government Shutdown’s latest casualty, when funding runs out on Saturday.

“You have families and children who will go hungry at the end of the week,” said Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

“President Trump is refusing to release the $5 billion in emergency funding for SNAP that helps feed 16 million kids And that is a direct violation of the law,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Democrats and Republicans alike a scrambling to save SNAP. According to Representative Troy Carter (D-LA), the funds are there.

“The Federal Government has reserves. State governments have reserves,” said Carter. “So the notion that we would do away with people’s SNAP benefits is purely mean. It d

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