Emergency Funds Can’t Be Used to Keep Food Stamps Flowing: USDA

The agency has billions in contingency funds.
Emergency Funds Can’t Be Used to Keep Food Stamps Flowing: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Emergency funds held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cannot be used to keep the food stamp program going if members of Congress don’t reach a funding agreement, according to a memorandum obtained by The Epoch Times.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food stamps to some 42 million Americans living in low-income households, is set to run out of allocated money on Nov. 1.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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