Should the federal shutdown continue and interfere with SNAP benefits for Mainers who need help feeding their families, I have a suggestion for our leaders in Augusta: Use the rainy day fund to feed Maine families.
The federal government spends roughly $84 million per month on SNAP benefits for Maine people. At the end of the last fiscal year, we have $1.03 billion in the rainy day fund. No federal SNAP benefits in November certainly seems to be an “emergency.”
Richard Townsend
Pittsfield
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