MONTPELIER — Vermonters who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy groceries won’t go hungry during the federal shutdown, thanks to $50 million in emergency funds recently set aside by the state, and folks who qualify for heating assistance will be able to keep their homes warm, said Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Windham 7, and chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee, during a press conference on Wednesday morning.

“In a real break from precedence and federal law, food stamps were not going to be covered by the federal government during the shutdown,” she said. “We've been working hard to make sure that folks’ needs were met, and also that heating money would be able to flow out to fuel dealers and then enter into households so that folks can be fed and warm in

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