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Jay O'Brien

@jayobtv

Capitol Hill Correspondent @ABC News • Tweets frequently about Florida • Has a lot of questions

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More than 40M Americans are at risk of losing access to food assistance as the government shutdown reaches day 30, with no resolution in sight. Jay O'Brien reports.

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Over 40 million Americans are just days away from losing food assistance benefits. The looming food crisis collides with the issue at the heart of the government shutdown -- expiring Obamacare tax credits. Jay O'Brien reports. abcnews.link/GMg3dsh

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As the government shutdown drags on, funding for SNAP is set to run out tomorrow, potentially cutting off food assistance for 40M Americans. Jay O'Brien reports.

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SNAP runs out tomorrow for Symone Wilkes and her two boys, 8 and 3. “There are days the kids eat and I just survive off of water” About 42 million Americans rely on the federal food assistance program.

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Hours before the government shutdown would force critical food assistance to run out, a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to continue SNAP benefits. @JayOBTV has details. abcnews.link/xUzi9nr

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As the federal government shutdown continues, tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a pause in SNAP benefits that allow them to buy food. So what happens when benefits cease? Capitol Hill correspondent Jay O'Brien breaks it down. abcnews.link/ggEjQMr

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SNAP food assistance ran out today because of the government shutdown. 42 million Americans rely on the program. 49 states — all but Virginia — will stop reloading EBT cards. The date the benefits would be distributed depends on each state. A federal judge ordered Trump

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As the government shutdown drags into day 34, tens of millions of Americans are feeling the pain from the gridlock on Capitol Hill. Jay O'Brien reports.

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With America on the brink of its longest shutdown in history, the Trump administration is taking steps to partially fund SNAP, the critical federal food assistance that's run out for 42 million people, but warned it could take weeks or months. Jay O'Brien reports.

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Last night a Michigan mom told me she had $23 left for food and nothing in her SNAP account. Dozens of World News Tonight and Good Morning America viewers took it upon themselves to step in. And today her fridge is FULL. Truly wonderful

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined Democrats' new proposal to end the government shutdown, offering Democratic support for a funding bill in exchange for a one year extension of current Affordable Care Act subsidies. @JayOBTV has more: abcnews.link/tV7Gnmg