US EditionWhite House May Fund Food Assistance Program with Money From Tariffs
Tariff funds will support nearly 7 million women and children on WIC as the government shutdown delays fiscal year 2026 spending approval, USDA says.
- On Tuesday, the White House said it will use money collected from tariffs to temporarily support the WIC program, which provides food assistance to women, infants, and young children, during the current government shutdown.
- This emergency step follows the federal government's shutdown on October 1 due to Congress failing to pass a budget, resulting in a funding lapse for key programs like WIC.
- WIC, which supports nearly 7 million low-income women and children, was expected to run out of money within one to two weeks of the shutdown.
- As of May, enrollment in WIC stood just under 6.9 million, up by approximately 126,000 from the previous year, with advocates warning that more resources are needed to avoid benefit cuts.
- This short-term funding shift relies on redirected tariff funds, but officials note the measure is temporary and future congressional action will be needed.
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White House says it will use tariff money to fund nutrition program amid shutdown
(The Hill) – The White House said Tuesday it will use money from tariff revenue to fund a supplemental nutrition program facing a funding shortage amid the ongoing government shutdown. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X that President Trump and the White House had identified the "creative solution" to shift tariff funds to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC, whi…
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Staffing shortages at airports are causing delays as the government shutdown enters day seven. President Donald Trump says he’s talking to Democrats about health care—one of their demands to reopen the government. The White House also says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children. Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. The second visit from Carney this year come…
WIC Food Program Saved by Tariffs, Axios Reports
The White House says it has found temporary funding to keep a major federal nutrition program for women and children operating during the partial government shutdown. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which serves about 6 million low-income mothers and young children, provides vouchers for nourishing food, breastfeeding assistance, and nutrition education. The program, known as WIC, had been expected to…
White House says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children
The Trump administration said Tuesday it will use tariff funds to keep afloat a federal food assistance program for nearly 7 million pregnant women, new moms and young children during the government shutdown.
Tariffs will feed 7 million mothers and babies during shutdown, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the White House will use tariff revenue to avoid shutting off food benefits for about 7 million mothers, pregnant women and young children.
Trump taps tariff revenue to keep WIC running during shutdown
The White House announced a plan to use incoming revenue from President Donald Trump‘s tariffs to keep the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children operational during the government shutdown.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the “creative solution” on Tuesday afternoon in a post to X in response to an Axios report on the plan. “The Democrats are so cruel in their continual votes to shut down th…
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