(The Hill) -- Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to lapse this weekend.

Republicans have been unified throughout the shutdown in voting 13 times for a House-passed bill to reopen the government, but there are divisions on the SNAP issue, which could leave millions without crucial benefits.

Expiration of food assistance funding is expected to impact nearly 42 million Americans across the country, including millions of people in Republican-represented states.

“I think we got to find some way to get help to 40 million people. This Saturday is going to be bad. It’s going to be really bad,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), referring to the expiration of SNAP funding this weekend.

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