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Rep. Mike Kennedy supports partial SNAP funding as government shutdown nears record length.

Judges ordered President Donald Trump to partially fund SNAP, or food stamps.

Kennedy criticizes Democrats for gridlock urging Senate to reopen government after 34 days.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy expressed support on Monday for partially funding food assistance after two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to do that amid the government shutdown.

But the freshman Republican congressman called the move to use a contingency fund to pay for SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, a "temporary" fix.

"How long is that going to be able to function? Not for very long," Kennedy told reporters Monday afternoon at the Utah Capitol.

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