Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday deployed members of the New Jersey National Guard to support emergency food organizations as local pantries scramble to keep up with demand after the ongoing government shutdown caused funding for SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to lapse.

"The Trump Administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits has left hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents feeling scared and unsure of where their next meal will come from," Murphy said in a statement. "Today, members of the Air National Guard are mobilizing to deliver refrigerated storage containers to the Community Foodbank of New Jersey and Fulfill, enhancing the cold storage capacity at critical hubs for our emergency feeding organizations."

The Trump administration said it would partially fund federal food ai

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