EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, who was serving as acting governor, signed House Bill 1 on Monday, Nov. 10, providing up to $20 million per week to ensure New Mexicans continue receiving food assistance amid ongoing federal uncertainty over SNAP benefits.

“The Trump administration’s chaotic approach to SNAP funding during the shutdown demonstrates exactly why this special session was important,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “We told New Mexicans we would stand up for them, and that’s exactly what we’ve done. New Mexicans won’t go hungry while Republicans in Washington, D.C. manufacture crisis after crisis.”

Lujan Grisham was out of the country, attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, as part of the official U.S. delegation.

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