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00:02The Trump administration said it will provide reduced food aid to more than 42 million Americans
00:06as the government shutdown nears a record duration, according to the BBC.
00:10The Department of Agriculture told federal judges that recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
00:14will receive half their usual monthly benefits, funded by $5.25 billion in emergency reserves.
00:20WHO files rulings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
00:23requiring the USDA to use contingency funds to partially pay out benefits amid the shutdown that began on October 1st.
00:29Snap typically costs about $8 billion per month.
00:32Treasury Secretary Scott Fesson said payments could begin as soon as Wednesday once legal procedures are clarified.
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