Government shutdown risks food benefits for 7 million, Biden aide warns
Monday, 25 September 2023 US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned that a government shutdown could impact nutritional assistance for nearly 7 million low-income women and children who rely on benefits. Vilsack stated that some benefits, including those from the WIC and SNAP programs, could be affected within days or weeks if funding is not provided by Congress. He emphasized the negative consequences of a shutdown, such as reduced benefits, halted loans to farmers, and furloughed Department of Agriculture workers.
A government shutdown is looming as Congress is unable to reach a deal on funding. Americans could feel the impact as soon as the first day of the shutdown. Veuerβs Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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National Parks to Close , Amid Government Shutdown.
As Congress has yet to pass a funding measure before the Sept. 30 deadline, a government shutdown appears imminent, Politico reports. .
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