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SNAP enrollments halted in Minnesota due to shutdown

States warn residents may miss November food assistance payments

USDA warns funds could run out in two weeks

Over 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits

As the federal government shutdown extends to day 17, and with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating , state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened.

Minnesota has already halted new enrollments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. And officials in Kansas , New Hampshire and New Mexico have warned their residents could miss their food assistance payments for November.

More than 42 million Americans re

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