Blackburn Supports Bill to Fund SNAP During Schumer Shutdown

Blackburn Supports Bill to Fund SNAP During Schumer Shutdown
October 27, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
U.S. Senator
Marsha Blackburn
(R-Tenn.) released the following statement after joining the
Keep SNAP Funded Act
to ensure full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the Democrats’ government shutdown. Under this legislation, Congress would appropriate the necessary funding to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits, retroactive to the start of the shutdown.
“Roughly one in 10 Tennesseans receive SNAP benefits for food assistance, and they shouldn’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from because the Democrats are holding government funding hostage to appease their far-left base
,” said Senator Blackburn
. “Our Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure Tennesseans do not miss a meal during the Democrats’ shutdown.”
CO-SPONSORS
Senator
Josh Hawley
(R-Mo.) sponsored this legislation, and it is co-sponsored by Senators
James Lankford
(R-Okla.),
Susan Collins
(R-Maine),
Bernie Moreno
(R-Ohio),
Kevin Cramer
(R-N.D.), and
Lisa Murkowski
(R-Alaska) in addition to Senator Blackburn.
Click
here
for the bill text.
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Blackburn Statement on Schumer’s Government Shutdown
https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/index.php/2025/10/general/blackburn-supports-bill-to-fund-snap-during-schumer-shutdown