SNAP, government shutdown and electronic benefit transfer
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An estimated 42 million individuals receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits monthly.
The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.
Oregon, held the Senate floor for more than 22 hours to protest President Donald Trump and the government closure.
State officials say they have a contingency plan called the “Hawaii Relief Program” that would help at least a third of SNAP beneficiaries.
Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill Wednesday that would reinstate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown stret