Sen. Chuck Schumer Wednesday hit back hard at President Trump over what he called his “heartless” refusal to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding on Nov. 1 as the government shutdown stretches on with no end in sight.

Schumer denounced Trump for choosing not to dip into a U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency fund to fund food stamps benefits starting this weekend.

“There is one man who is responsible: it’s Donald Trump and Donald Trump alone,” Schumer told the Daily News. “With a snap of his finger, he can restore this money. Not tomorrow, not next week, but today. But he is choosing to hold hostage hungry kids, seniors and veterans.”

The Senate Democratic majority leader derided the administration’s claim that it cannot use the contingency fund mo

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