COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Democratic state lawmakers in South Carolina are calling for more action days before food stamp benefits will be paused as the federal government shutdown continues.

SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will not receive federal funding starting Nov. 1 due to Congress failing to pass a bill to fund the federal government and its programs.

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“We are about to see it get real real in the next couple of days. It is going to hit every single community in South Carolina,” Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine, D – Richland, said during a news conference at the State House on Wednesday.

The day before, Gov

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