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(NewsNation) — For Juan Saro, a disabled seasoned raising 2 young children, the looming suspension of national nutrient assistance is much than a governmental issue. It’s impacting astir each portion of his life.
Saro told "NewsNation Live" his household depends connected the assistance to get by betwixt his compensation checks, and that losing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program volition bring terrible fiscal strain.
“I’ve been losing slumber astatine night, you know, stressed retired conscionable benignant of coming up with a strategy, thing to supplement erstwhile that wealth mightiness tally out, which is astir mid-month," Saro said.
He said helium has created a database of resources disposable successful his country to sojourn if the benefits are suspended, but the uncertainty has triggered the post-traumatic accent upset helium suffers from.
"I'm trying to admit it and speech to my doctors astir each day, and negociate it the champion that we can," Saro said.
More than 40 cardinal Americans, galore of them children, are preparing for nutrient assistance to adust up connected Nov. 1. The national authorities has stated it volition not money SNAP benefits successful November arsenic agelong arsenic the authorities remains unopen down.
