OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — With the federal government shutdown threatening to cut off SNAP food benefits for thousands of Oklahomans, state leaders voted Monday to tap emergency funds to keep food assistance going—but only for a limited time.

If the federal government shutdown doesn’t end by Tuesday night, it will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Caught in the crosshairs are funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) which helps millions of Americans buy food.

On Monday, Oklahoma leaders approved temporary emergency measures to keep the program alive in the state.

At a special-called meeting of the state Contingency Review Board on Monday evening, Governor Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, and Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton voted to dip into

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