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White House says it will use tariff money to fund nutrition program amid shutdown

The White House plans to fund WIC using tariff revenues to prevent benefit disruptions for nearly 7 million low-income women and children amid the ongoing shutdown.

  • The White House plans to use tariff money to fund a nutrition program for women, infants, and children during the federal government shutdown.
  • The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children provides assistance for nearly 7 million people from low-income families but is running out of funds due to the lack of a federal budget.
  • The Trump administration said it will use tariff funds to keep the WIC program afloat until Congress approves a federal spending package for fiscal year 2026.
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ussanews.com broke the news in on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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