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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that approximately “42 million Americans” could lose their SNAP benefits from Nov. 1 The Jimmy Kimmel Live! Big, Beautiful Food Bank will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.
Tennessee will allocate $5 million to area food banks amid the government shutdown. It comes as President Trump reverses course on SNAP benefits during government shutdown, leaving families uncertain.
For more than a month, U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse. The chamber needs bipartisan support to pass a spending measure because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster and advance to a final vote, but neither party has that much of a majority.
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The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill that would've reopened the government until Nov. 21. The bill failed to advance by a vote of 54-44. It would have needed 60 votes to advance.
President Trump hasn’t tapped emergency funds to cover the program, though a court ruling could force a change.
Speaking to reporters, Thune laid out the next steps toward a potential end to the shutdown. The House-passed continuing resolution extends government funding at current levels until Nov. 21. Thune said that date will have to change to allow more time for work on year-long appropriations bills.
"It's shameful for the government to have been shut down," Feenstra said in a Food Bank of Iowa tour. "It really is, and it puts people in a pinch."