SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Millions of Americans, including in California, are set to lose their benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting Nov. 1 if a federal government budget deal is not reached.

In California, 5.5 million out of the country's overall 42 million recipients receive benefits through SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program.

The program is called CalFresh in California. It includes two million children, according to Carlos Marquez III, the executive director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California.

Food banks are already preparing for one of their busiest times of the year and now expect a surge in demand.

Data from the Center for American Progress show the population of people receiving SNAP benefits by county. The

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