There is a lot of uncertainty for programs and benefits that families and local businesses rely on.

After 55 years, Vera's King O Meats continues to be a staple in the Rio Grande Valley community.

Nadia Vera Moralez is a second-generation owner. Her family has grown up in the store, but with half of the business they receive coming from food stamp recipients, she worries about what the future holds.

"Anywhere from 37 to about 40 percent, so 37 to 40 percent are pretty much EBT customers for us," Moralez said. "I am worried, and I am concerned about it all, but I mean I'm hoping to God that it's going to get resolved before then. I mean there's millions of people, there's millions of people that are going to go without."

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP

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