U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn is joining a group of Republican lawmakers to ensure continued funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown, our NBC affiliate station WSMV reports.

Blackburn has signed onto the Keep SNAP Funded Act , which would appropriate funds to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits, retroactive to the start of the shutdown.

“Roughly one in 10 Tennesseans receive SNAP benefits for food assistance, and they shouldn’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from because the Democrats are holding government funding hostage to appease their far-left base,” Blackburn said. “Our Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure Tennesseans do not miss a meal during the Democrats’ shutdown.”

SNAP provides food assistance

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