(NEXSTAR) – As the federal government shutdown endures for a third week, states have started to issue concerning warnings: Funding for food assistance is about to dry up.

"SNAP benefits for November won’t be issued if the federal government shutdown continues past Oct. 27," warned Texas' Health and Human Services Department.

Officials in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia all issued similar warnings, saying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP, for short) is poised to run out of money in a matter of days.

"We're going to run out of money in two weeks," said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday.

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SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program, helps

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