If Republicans in Congress don't end the government shutdown soon, nearly 42 million Americans, about 1 in 8, are at imminent risk of losing access to sufficient food as soon as November 1st. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) – which is, by far, the nation's largest anti-hunger program – will not be able to make November payments if the shutdown does not end very soon
Nationwide, 41.7 million Americans would have their SNAP payments delayed, which would postpone them getting about $7.9 billion worth of food that is due to them in November. That would also mean a delay of nearly $8 billion in income for more than 250,000 food retailers nationwide.
