Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) on Tuesday introduced a bill to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the government shutdown, as the funding lapse threatens payments of benefits if it continues.

It comes after the Trump administration earlier in October transferred $300 million in tariff revenue to WIC to prevent a funding lapse for the food aid program, which the National WIC Association warned last week was “rapidly depleting, and numerous states are projected to exhaust their resources for WIC benefits as early as next month.” It is unclear if there will be another transfer of funds to keep WIC funded.

“We're grateful that the administration had advanced funds through the end of October. But the goal here is to not have innocent women, infants........

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