House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 27 that $5 billion in contingency funds likely cannot be used by the federal government to cover the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is set to expire on Nov. 1.
“The SNAP benefits is a unique situation,” Johnson told reporters on Oct. 27, referring to the Trump administration’s decision to not tap the funds to support food stamps during the government shutdown.
