USDA's Rollins says food stamp funding to dry up in two weeks [View all]
Source: Roll Call
Posted October 16, 2025 at 6:16pm
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday that the food stamp program will run out of funds in two weeks because of the partial government shutdown, potentially leaving nearly 42 million people without monthly benefits. “We’re going to run out of money in two weeks. So you’re talking about millions and millions of vulnerable families, of hungry families, that are not going to have access to these programs because of this shutdown,” Rollins said outside the White House.
The Agriculture Department later in the day released an Oct. 10 letter to regional SNAP directors directing them to stop work on November benefits.
“Considering the operational issues and constraints that exist in automated systems, and in the interest of preserving maximum flexibility, we are forced to direct States to hold their November issuance files and delay transmission to State EBT [electronic benefit transfer] vendors until further notice. This includes on-going SNAP benefits and daily files,” the letter said.
The Agriculture Department has limited options to find another source of money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, after the GOP budget reconciliation law earlier this year drained the Commodity Credit Corporation, a possible funding option.
Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/10/16/usdas-rollins-says-food-stamp-funding-to-dry-up-in-two-weeks/
SNAP is under the Farm Bill that the GOP keeps kicking the can on. It's a 5-year appropriations document and they keep extending what should have been the 2023 one.
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