If the government shutdown rolls into November, 42 million Americans could be left without food, including more than 350,000 people in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it won't issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits next month unless the government reopens.

SNAP, often called food stamps, is a federal program that helps low-income families get food. WIC is geared specifically to helping at-risk pregnant, post partum and breastfeeding mothers, babies and children younger than 5.

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1. Currently, we're in the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. If it continues into November, it could become the longest shutd

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