NM Delegation Calls on USDA to Use Contingency Funds to Pay for SNAP in November

NM delegation calls on USDA to use contingency funds to pay for SNAP in November

The USDA has $5 billion in SNAP contingency funds it should use to keep people fed through November, according to members of New Mexico's delegation.

Senator Rosen urges USDA to release November SNAP benefits amid shutdown

U.S. Senator Rosen urges USDA to release November SNAP benefits, preventing a lapse for hundreds of thousands.

Gallego Presses USDA to Immediately Release Billions in SNAP Funds to Help Feed Arizona Families - Senator Ruben Gallego

WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today joined 45 of his colleagues in writing a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the USDA to release billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue in November. 923,400 Arizonans—including 378,162 children—receive SNAP benefits. Nationwide, approximately 42 million […]

Will SNAP benefits be sent in November? 'Inflection point' is near, USDA says

SNAP benefits, which are sent to more than 40 million Americans, could be impacted if the government shutdown continues.

The Trump administration can and should ensure SNAP participants get November benefits

(Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture)U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has indicated, and media have reported, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will run out of funding for food assistance for November as a result of the government shutdown. This would leave more than 40 million low-income people, about 1 in 8 people in the U.S., without the food assistance they need, including about 16 million children, 8 million older …