Last updated: 2025-10-31 17:32:57 ET
A look into the Americans who could be affected by the delay of SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.
"People are suffering"
With no end to the government shutdown in sight, federal food aid is set to run out this Saturday. Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen of New York joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Federal food aid will not be distributed on Nov. 1, according to a post on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website. Meanwhile, senators are set to reconvene on Capitol Hill as the government shutdown enters Day 27. CBS News' Nikole Killion has m...
Food stamps will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing shutdown, it said.
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
