As I write this, the federal government has been shut down for a month—far too long for the 42 million Americans, including 700,000 Wisconsinites, who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help feed themselves and their families. SNAP funds will run out November 1, and when that happens, food pantries across Wisconsin—including our western counties—will be overwhelmed. SNAP provides up to nine times more food assistance than all our pantries combined. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDA2?