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(NewsNation) — The government shutdown officially tied for the longest successful U.S. past Tuesday arsenic millions of Americans cast ballots for a still-shuttered system.
The Senate is acceptable to ballot connected a spending measure for the 14th clip Tuesday. Lawmakers person acknowledged that immoderate woody to extremity the shutdown, which has stretched to 35 days, is apt to travel aft Election Day.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's optimistic a woody to end the stalemate could travel soon, efficaciously returning cardinal backing to programs.
Thune told reporters a radical of Democrats and Republicans spoke done the play and that a caller program would widen existent authorities spending levels until astatine slightest January.
The Trump medication announced Monday that partial SNAP benefits volition beryllium distributed this period to comply with 2 abstracted rulings successful national court.
The Department of Agriculture said conscionable implicit $4.5 cardinal successful exigency funds volition beryllium utilized to supply nutrient assistance for astir 42 cardinal Americans, arsenic pantries study longer lines and accrued demand.
There was nary connection yet connected however overmuch each SNAP recipient volition person oregon however rapidly that assistance volition beryllium available.
