A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamp benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store in New York City on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Multiple states have warned that the ongoing government shutdown could soon halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, often called food stamps.
While U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters this past week that the SNAP program is expected to run out of funding starting on Nov. 1, several states have begun to issue warnings.
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