It appears as of late last night that America’s looming SNAP crisis may be coming to an end as the U.S. Senate finally passed a bill that could reopen the government.

Pleasant Grove resident Krystal Barrett isn’t parsing the politics; she’s been wondering how she’s going to feed her two sons, who are both on the autism spectrum.

Barrett is a single mother and relies on the $685 per month she has been getting from SNAP for the past three years to put food on the table. She works when she can, doing the occasional DoorDash delivery, taking pet sitting jobs when available and donating plasma.

“The plasma donations bought the milk, bread and eggs for this week,” Barrett said.

APR interviewed Barrett on Thursday, in the midst of turmoil over whether the administration of President Donald Tr

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