This mentions a fund within tariff revenue Trump could easily spend if food stamps was a priority.
He has used the same fund for other purposes.
Remember he used research & development funding for military.
It is unknown how long it will take to reload EBT cards. I read elsewhere it can take over a week.
Remember when Republicans talk about how great a CR is they removed a Speaker of House over passing a CR.
It looks clear they will have to pass at same time to re open government multiple legislation to re open.
May well be a CR with new end date but also moving forward full year funding bills and towards resolving issue with ACA subsidies.
What if they had $40 billion for Argentina? That would fund over 4 months of SNAP.
Barrasso shoots down new Democrat-led resolution to fully fund SNAP
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/03/congress/barrasso-democrat-resolution-snap-food-aid-shutdown-00634229 Democrats, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, moved to get unanimous support for a resolution that requires USDA to fund all $8 billion worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November.
The administration, however, declined to tap other sources — like a Section 32 fund of unused tariff revenue — to help fully pay for SNAP.
The new resolution would have required the administration to use that tariff money, in addition to the contingency fund, for the program.
Merkley argued that allowing USDA to only deliver partial benefits would result in weeks of delays for families being able to receive that money, as Trump officials themselves have warned.
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