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SNAP On Edge: Millions Face Food Cutoff

A prolonged government shutdown has jeopardized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments for roughly 42 million Americans. Federal judges and Treasury officials are racing to secure emergency funding with courts ordering responses this week while millions risk going hungry.

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42 million - Americans relying on SNAP who could lose benefits during the shutdown

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"They haven't gone far enough" — President Donald Trump

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