The idea that a state could cover that [federal food stamps] gap with state funding is a really daunting idea and probably not possible.
Ann Flagg, director of the Center for Child and Family Well-Being at the American Public Human Services Association, on what will happen when -- because of the government shutdown -- states are suddenly on the hook for funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which normally costs $4 billion a month.
Ann Flagg, director of the Center for Child and Family Well-Being at the American Public Human Services Association, on what will happen when -- because of the government shutdown -- states are suddenly on the hook for funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which normally costs $4 billion a month.