Youngkin lays blame on Democrats for emergency declaration to prevent hungry Virginians

A press release from Governor Youngkin’s office was filled with Democratic blame for the federal government shutdown on Capitol Hill along with a declared state of emergency for Virginia to help the estimated 850,000 residents who stand to lose their SNAP benefits for food purchases.

Youngkin said Democrats are leveraging hungry Virginians for passage of a spending bill and called on federal lawmakers Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine to end the nonsense and pass a clean continuing resolution. The declaration will allow Youngkin to leverage emergency funding that will be distributed to the SNAP program beginning November 1st.