SNAP Benefits Update: Mike Johnson Issues Update on Contingency Funds
Public Health,Food Aid,Food Stamps,Economy And Jobs,Food,Food Crisis,Government Shutdown,Health,Mike Johnson,Government Funding
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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Monday that around $5 billion in contingency funds are "not legally available" to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Speaking to reporters alongside Republican colleagues, as he has done multiple days during the shutdown, Johnson said that he did not want to take money away from other programs...
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