PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Millions of Americans will be hit by one of the larger impacts of the government shutdown tomorrow, as SNAP benefits will not be paid out.

42 million Americans, including 140,000 Rhode Islanders and one million Massachusetts residents, will be affected by the Saturday cut off.

Local governments and charities are bracing for the effects of the pause in the benefit payouts.

“When you think about SNAP going away, that’s a $29 million hit to the state every single month,” said Rhode Island Community Food Bank CEO Melissa Cherney.

“So that’s a million dollar hit to the state every single day. So that’s a million dollars a day that’s not coming in in SNAP benefits and there’s no way we can food bank our way out of it.”

Local lawmakers are pointing toward the White

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