1. Impacto Crítico del Cierre Federal en los Beneficios SNAP.
El cierre del gobierno federal puso en riesgo los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) para millones de estadounidenses a partir del 1 de noviembre, incluyendo a cientos de miles de niños y ancianos. La falta de fondos federales generó una crisis de seguridad alimentaria.
- As a result of the federal government shutdown, snap benefits are likely not to be deposited on ebt cards beginning nov. 1, and 680,00 marylanders who rely on snap to eatincluding nearly 270,00 childrenstand to go hungry.
- Federal snap benefits will cease on nov. 1 because trump is refusing to tap into billions in existing reserves, choosing instead to cruelly politicize the feeding of hungry americans.
- 42 million americans who rely on snap including 1 in 9 families in marylands 6th have faced incredible uncertainty at the hands of this administration, left without funds to feed their families.
2. Maryland Interviene: Financiación Estatal de Emergencia.
El gobernador de Maryland, Wes Moore, declaró un estado de emergencia y autorizó el uso de fondos estatales para garantizar que los 680,000 residentes que dependen de SNAP recibieran sus beneficios completos de noviembre, a pesar de la incertidumbre sobre el reembolso federal.
- Breaking maryland gov. Wes moore has announced 62 million in maryland state funds will guarantee full november snap benefits so families dont go hungry during the federal shutdown. While d.c. Stalls, maryland delivers. Thats real leadership.
- Gov. Wes moore declared a state of emergency, directing 10m to support 680k marylanders relying on snap during the federal shutdown.
- Maryland will put up 62 million to cover funding for the snap food assistance program for november, after the federal government announced monday that it would only cover about half of the federal program for the month of november.
- Maryland is working with food banks and partners statewide on a 10 million effort to feed families. Our governors actions are loud and clear we will make sure that no marylander is left behind by the federal shutdown.
3. Missouri y Otros Estados Enfrentan la Pérdida de Beneficios.
Mientras algunos estados como Maryland, Delaware y Virginia intervinieron, otros, notablemente Missouri, anunciaron que no distribuirían los beneficios de SNAP de noviembre, citando la falta de financiación federal y la negativa a usar fondos estatales sin garantía de reembolso.
- Roughly 650,00 missourians will not receive snap benefits in november due to the ongoing government shutdown. Now, recipients are being encouraged to use local food resources and to try to stretch their october snap allotment into november if possible.
- Missouri wont distribute novembers snap benefits, at the instruction of the u.s. Department of agriculture, due to the shutdown.
- Gov. Bill lee wont dip into the states 2.1 billion rainy day fund to back supplemental nutrition assistance program snap food benefits relied on by 690,00 tennesseans.
- Desantis dismisses calls to declare emergency over florida snap benefits.
4. La Politización de la Asistencia Alimentaria y Acciones Legales.
La crisis de SNAP fue altamente politizada, con la administración Trump acusada de retener ilegalmente fondos de contingencia disponibles. Varios estados, incluyendo Maryland, se unieron a demandas para forzar al gobierno federal a liberar la financiación, resultando en fallos judiciales que ordenaron el pago de los beneficios.
- The trump administrations refusal to release the contingency funds that congress appropriated for snap benefits during this shutdown is a horrific misuse of power.
- Maryland joined d.c. 24 other states to sue to prevent the suspension of snap.
- Trump administration ordered to pay full 9b in november snap benefits amid shutdown.
- I was proud to sign on to the keep snap and wic funded act of 2025 to keep politics out of pantries.