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Food Aid Halted: 42M Lose SNAP as Shutdown Stalls

Federal food stamp payments halted as the government shutdown prevents normal funding; courts and Treasury signal temporary fixes but 42 million Americans face immediate hunger risk until benefits resume.

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42 million - Americans at risk of losing SNAP benefits during the government shutdown

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"Democrats really need to own the shutdown. I mean, we’re shutting it down" — Sen. John Fetterman

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