SNAP payments: The Trump administration says food aid won’t go out at the end of next week

The new notice comes after The Trump administration said it would not utilize the nearly $5 billion In emergency funds to maintain benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as popflowing in November. This program helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.

“The bottom line is, the well has run dry.” USDA Notice He says. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued on November 1. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”

The lockdown, which began on October 1, is the second-longest on record. While the Republican administration had taken steps leading up to the shutdown to ensure SNAP benefits would be paid this month, cutting the service would extend the impact of the impasse to a broader swath of Americans — and some of those most in need — unless a political solution is reached within a few days.

The administration blames Democrats, who say they will not agree to reopen the government until Republicans negotiate with them about it Extending expiring benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Republicans say Democrats must first agree to reopen the government before negotiating.

Democratic lawmakers wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brock Rollins Request that emergency funds be used to cover the bulk of next month’s benefits.

But a USDA memo that appeared Friday says “emergency funds are not legally available to cover regular benefits.” The money is earmarked for things like helping people in disaster areas, the document says.

She cited a storm named Melissa, which It turned into a major hurricane, As an example of the importance of having funds to mobilize quickly in the event of a disaster.

The possibility of families not receiving food aid It raises deep concern among countries Managed by both parties.

Some states have pledged to keep SNAP benefits flowing even if the federal program stops payments, but there are questions about whether U.S. government guidance might allow that to happen. The USDA memo also says states will not be reimbursed for the cost temporarily.

Other states require SNAP recipients to be prepared for benefits to stop. For example, Arkansas and Oklahoma advise recipients to identify food pantries and other groups that help provide food.

Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, accused Republicans and Trump of not agreeing to negotiate.

“The reality is if they sat down to try to negotiate, we probably could get something done pretty quickly,” Murphy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We could open the government on Tuesday or Wednesday, and there wouldn’t be any food stamp program crisis.”