Senate Republicans Reject Bill to Fund SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

Senate Republicans Reject Bill to Fund SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

People shop for food at a store in New York City, in this file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted down a Democratic bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the government shutdown.

As tens of millions of Americans stare down the prospect of going hungry beginning Nov. 1, Senate Republicans rejected a unanimous consent bid by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to keep the program funded.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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