Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are working to come to a resolution of a government shutdown that threatens to pause federal benefits to millions of Americans.

In Oklahoma alone, 700,000 people who rely on SNAP benefits for food and groceries could lose those benefits if an agreement is not made in Congress.

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News 9 spoke to U.S. Sen. James Lankford on Thursday to learn the extent of negotiations to end the shutdown and what Oklahoma's congressional delegation is doing to contribute.

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Where are we with the shutdown? Any progress at all?

Lankford: We are still stuck. A group of Democrats all pulled together a

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