A group of Democratic states is suing the Department of Agriculture and its secretary, Brooke Rollins, for failing to use emergency funds to help alleviate the lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits caused by the government shutdown.

With benefits expected to run out Saturday because of the government shutdown, Democratic leaders of 25 states allege the USDA is required to keep providing funds.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that Democrats would vote for Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the

Food bank staff expect a wave of new demand as millions of Americans are set to lose federal food assistance in November. But they insist that their services alone won’t be enough to feed everyone who relies on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

All 43 Democratic state legislators in Florida asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency ahead of the impending expiration of SNAP benefits.

The Fair Food Network (FFN) is expanding its Double Up Food Bucks Program in Michigan due to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) halting SNAP benefits for November amid the ongoing government shutdown.

"Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued on November 1," the USDA posted on Tuesday.