The Trump administration has warned that on Nov. 1, the food-assistance program known as SNAP will run out of money and its debit-like EBT cards will not be refilled due to the ongoing government shutdown. That's a problem for the nearly 42 million people nationwide who rely on the program.
Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and people with disabilities, NPR reports , adding that the country's largest anti-hunger program — which dates back to the Great Depression — has never been disrupted in this way.
While some states are dipping into so-called rainy-day funds to help fill any gaps, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has said he doesn't think it is possible . On Oct. 29, the Indiana State Budget Committee voted down a motion calling for the state to allocate $112 million for November

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