Forty-two million Americans depend on food aid to survive.
Let that sink in. Forty-two million people—families, veterans, seniors—whose groceries depend on whether their government decides to do its job.
Right now, that decision is sitting on a desk in Washington. A federal judge ordered the administration to keep those payments flowing during the shutdown. The money exists. The Department of Agriculture has contingency funds set aside for moments exactly like this.
But they’re not using them.
