On Monday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt signed onto an ultra-timely Keep SNAP Funded Act by Republican U.S. Senate colleague Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).

According to Britt, the legislation is a short, targeted bill that would appropriate money so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue uninterrupted during a federal shutdown, with funding made retroactive to the start of the lapse.

The new push from Republicans in Washington comes as Alabama’s Department of Human Resources says roughly 750,000 Alabamians who rely on SNAP could miss November benefits because USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has directed states to suspend all November 2025 allotments until federal funding resumes.

Senator Britt said the shutdown and the SNAP disruption is squarely the result of Democ

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