“Funding for a program that helps millions of women and children with neonatal care and nutrition could run out within two weeks as the federal government plunges deeper into a shutdown,” the Washington Post reports.

“Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought warned that the federal government likely can only support the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — commonly known as WIC — for another week. Other experts have predicted funds could last up to two. After that, states will have to reach into their own coffers to cover the costs.”

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