Because of the federal shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has instructed states to issue February\u2019s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits by Sunday, Jan. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food stamp recipients should be aware that since there will be no FNS benefits issued in the month of February, they should plan accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the federal shutdown continues, funding for FNS, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) could run out after February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President of the United States ordered a government shutdown to force democrats to agree to a $5.3 billion border wall on the United States Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government shutdown cuts off funding to many federal agencies. There are hundreds of thousands of government employees not being paid due to the shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shutdown will continue until the President and the House of Representatives can come to an agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President has the power to order emergency funds to build the border wall, and he has threatened to do that. In that case the shutdown would end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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