U.S. Senator Josh Hawley R-Missouri introduced two bills to reinstate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and critical farm programs during the government shutdown.

The Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure that the USDA can keep paying SNAP benefits even when Congress hasn’t passed a new budget or temporary funding bill.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is gaining traction on a bill to fund SNAP benefits as the Trump administration says it cannot use emergency funds for the program, which is set to run out of money Saturday.

Every word Senator Josh Hawley writes about food assistance is equally true for health care assistance, the funding for which was the primary driver for the government shutdown. Significantly, Senator Hawley does not ever mention the words “health care” in his essay discussing what poor people in America need.

A new bill would see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits paid retroactively as payments remain in jeopardy due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The Missouri Republican keeps writing opinion pieces for The New York Times, but his rhetoric doesn’t reflect his record.

The federal government has been shut down for 28 days and counting. That’s 28 days too long and already the second-longest federal shutdown ever. Saturday will be another grim milestone. That is the day about 42 million Americans will lose federal food assistance.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party voted 13 times to deny all federal funding and keep the government shut

Democrats and Republicans are pushing dueling bills to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits funded through November, as the government shutdown threatens to cease the