LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Friday marked the 31st of the month and the 31st day of the government shutdown, which is marching towards becoming the longest in history.

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is set to run out Saturday, leaving more than 40 million Americans without necessary dollars to feed themselves and their families.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced earlier in the week they paused SNAP benefits as of Oct. 29 , meaning more than 150,000 residents in the Cornhusker State will not see their funding renewed until the shutdown is over.

A message appeared on the Nebraska DHHS website earlier in the week, which read: “Due to a failure by Democrats in the U.S. Senate to pass a clean funding bill, resulting in a federal g

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