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USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP
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SNAP recipients feel ‘betrayed’ and ‘judged’ amid government shutdown cuts
This month, the food stamps never arrived. Instead, Skinner got a notice saying the benefits would not be coming because of a funding battle between Republicans and Democrats in Washington that shut down the federal government. Without the food assistance, she said, she will be forced to turn to help from a food bank, which means she won’t be able to get the vegetables, proteins and fibers she needs for her heart-healthy diet and to help control her diabetes. Skinner is one of countless SNAP recipients across the country who feel ‘betrayed’ and ‘judged’ amid government shutdown cuts.