'It's cruel and it's stupid': Sen. Blumenthal blasts GOP for blocking emergency SNAP funding

The government shutdown has stretched into its fifth week, putting SNAP food assistance at risk for millions of Americans. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., joins The Weeknight with the latest.
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Governor Kotek declares food security emergency, directs $5 million to Oregon food banks on eve of SNAP benefits cutoff

Governor Tina Kotek declared a 60-day "food security emergency" late Wednesday and directed $5 million to Oregon food banks as the nearly month-old federal government closure apparently will mean an end,

Kotek declares Oregon hunger emergency, directs $5M to food banks amid cuts to SNAP

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may not go out on Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.

DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response To Support SNAP Recipients

DoorDash announced an Emergency Food Response to help Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as federal funding faces potential disruption.

States sue Trump’s USDA to unleash SNAP funding as legal experts blast ‘immoral’ decision to block emergency dollars

“Millions of Americans are about to go hungry because the federal government has chosen to withhold food assistance it is legally obligated to provide,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is among 25 attorneys general suing the Trump administration to keep SNAP running.
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