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PBS Newshour

SNAP benefits will be partially funded amid shutdown

Season 2025 Episode 307 | 4m 26s

With the federal government shutdown on its 34th day, the Trump administration said it will restart some food aid payments. That comes after two judges ruled the government must keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, running. But millions of Americans continue to face hurdles in actually receiving these food assistance benefits. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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