In his post on the Truth Social platform, Trump emphasized that SNAP benefits, which he said increased significantly during Joe Biden's term, would be suspended until Democrats decide to end the budget paralysis. The President noted that this program was used by people who did not necessarily need support.
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SNAP program. 42 million Americans use it
Trump's decision contradicts a court order that required the Department of Agriculture to use reserve funds to pay SNAP benefits — the food stamp program, which benefits approximately 42 million Americans. Despite previous declarations about the lack of funds, the ministry announced on Monday that it would pay half of the benefits due for November.
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Shutdown in the US. Record duration
The political stalemate has lasted 35 days, tying the record for the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The reason for this state of affairs is the conflict regarding health insurance subsidies, which led to a situation in which more than one million federal employees are working without pay, and 750,000 people are on forced leave. They will receive the outstanding funds only after the new budget is adopted.
On Monday, Senate Republicans rejected the Democrats' bill that would have fully funded the SNAP program. Meanwhile, the effects of the shutdown are becoming more and more felt, including flight delays and temporary grounding of planes at airports across the country.
