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Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown

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With no deal in place to reopen the government and no action from the administration to make up for a funding shortfall in federal benefits, millions of Americans are at risk of losing food benefits starting on Saturday.The argument raging in the Senate mirrors the same argument that has so far seen the government shutdown for 32 days.Senate Democrats contend that with the stroke of a pen — like on expiring Obamacare subsidies — President Donald Trump could easily see the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps, funded as the shutdown drags on.SENAT...

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