The government shutdown threatens food aid for millions across the country

Millions of Americans who rely on legal food chains could be among the next casualties of the ongoing government shutdown.

About 42 million people in the US who use the food assistance program (Snap) are at risk of not receiving assistance come Nov.

More than a dozen counties have notified residents that funding has expired. Virginia Gov. Glenn Yesinkin declared an emergency over Snap’s earnings on Thursday.

“It takes about $8 billion a month to pay for the benefits of Snap across the country. When there is no money there is no impact on people’s pockets,” says Rev. Eugene Chole, the Hunger Advocacy Group that works with local partners to teach food.

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Cho explained to fox digital news that some states will hear from the government more money than others.

“Yes, the money comes from the federal government, but its management is done by local tribes,” he said. “Also, when it comes to Snap, states are in a bit of a bind in terms of how they pass reductions or eliminations of Snap benefits.”

As long as the shutdown lasts, less money is also available for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program, which helps nearly seven million pregnant women and children under 5 years of age.

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It could pose a political headache for Democrats who have resisted accepting the Republicans’ funding plan for more than a month, who want more consensus on health care in exchange for their funding.

“We’re approaching the tipping point for the senate Democrats. Continue to hold illegal health care or open the government so mothers, children, and the highest-ranking spokeswoman,” said a USDA spokesperson on fox news digital news.

The House passed a seven-week extension of FY2025 funding mainly along partisan lines on September 19. The measure, intended to give lawmakers more time to meet FY2026.

A local Bodega with an “EBT accepted here” sign in the window in Queens, New York. (Lindoy Nicholson / UCG / Universal Pictures Group via Getty Images)

But in the Senate, where several more Democrats are needed to break the filibuster than to do so, progress has stalled, and the legislation has failed 12 times.

Democrats want any spending package to be paired with a comprehensive funding extension set to expire in late 2025.

They are also calling on Republicans to reverse the Medicaid cuts made in their big, good Bill (Obbba) earlier this year.

“Millions of American families are about to lose access to whole grains because Democrats have given in to their fears and refused to reopen the government,” House Health Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-PA., told FOX News Digital.

Thompson’s panel has power over Snap in the House.

“We need to reopen the government, so we can put Americans first by making sure families can put food on the table and our farmers are supported,” she said.

Democrats may also face the political quagmire of having previously criticized Republicans for expanding Snap’s job requirements in Obbba, now being blamed for the right to food from the Federal Feds.

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The Trump administration has some ability to move existing funds to help cover the deficit during the shutdown. The White House moved research and development funding to the Pentagon to cover military paychecks effective Oct. 15 and revalued $300 million from the tax rates earlier this month.

But any such adjustment can be temporary, just like the two adjustments mentioned above.

When reached for comment on the Administration’s Snap warning, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture committee told FOX News Digital that the USDA needed to tap into federal emergency storage tanks.

“The administration is doing well with the elderly, children and veterans and they have used the Snap Contingency Fund to ensure benefits can be provided in November,” a senior member said.

The Snap Contingency Fund currently has $5 billion – not enough to last a month.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, d.n.y., told reporters Thursday that he believes the White House will go through with that funding, however.

“As has always been the case in government shutdowns before that, money can be found by the administration if they choose to do so. In fact, $5 billion is available in the emergency fund because of this,” Jeffries said. “But the administration refuses to agree to use it. Why do they want to starve the American people as part of their ongoing effort to visit brutality on the American people every day.”