"We've been traveling all throughout the city and parts of upstate and what I've seen are lines of women, men and children, all standing in line for food,"
"And the problem, unfortunately, has only gotten worse."
"And if people ain't got nowhere to leave, and they can't eat, it's going to start chaos. And we don't need that right now."
"The Democrats and Republicans must come to a solution because you're harming other people,"
"They're already wealthy or rich. But poor people? We ain't got nothing. We depend on this for our livelihood."
Letitia James visited a Brooklyn soup kitchen in East Flatbush to observe the effects of delayed SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown. A federal judge ordered the administration to use emergency funds to keep the program running this month after state attorneys general sued over the funding freeze. The administration said it will issue only partial payments, with timing and amounts unclear. People waiting for donated meals described growing lines, reliance on food banks, fears of chaos, and the inability of many low-income residents to qualify for SNAP while depending on emergency food assistance.
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