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Ayotte Says New Hampshire Preparing Contingency Plans if SNAP Funds Run Out
The shutdown halts issuance of November SNAP benefits to 42 million nationwide, including 160,000 Long Islanders, due to stalled federal funding in the Senate.
- On Thursday, the Trump administration directed states to stop issuing monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits starting in November, risking delays for nearly 3 million New Yorkers and more than 160,000 Long Islanders.
- A Food and Nutrition Service memo warned a lapse in federal appropriations would leave insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation, and state governments said they cannot backfill the program with state dollars.
- A House-passed funding bill to restart agency funding remains hung up in the Senate while the Trump administration uses tariff revenues to keep the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children afloat.
- Rep. Andrew Garbarino said `Washington Republicans` are risking food aid for 83,000 SNAP beneficiaries in his district during the shutdown.
- The shutdown was in its 16th day on Thursday and on Friday will become the second-longest federal closure, narrowing the timeline to prevent November SNAP payment interruptions.
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