Saturday’s looming deadline to fund the government or risk more than 40 million people losing their food benefits is increasing pressure on both parties to end the government shutdown. President Donald Trump returns to Washington on Thursday afternoon following a weeklong tour of Asia that saw him personally removed from the shutdown talks.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

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SEATTLE — Washington's senators weighed in Wednesday as lawmakers remain deadlocked over how to keep SNAP and WIC funded, with just two days remaining before millions of Americans lose access to critical food assistance programs. More than 900,000 Washington residents could lose their benefits Nov. 1 if Congress fails to act by Friday.

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Wednesday introducing legislation that would direct the USDA to release available contingency funds to ensure benefits under SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continue during the shutdown.

Cornyn is one of 10 Senate Republicans co-sponsoring legislation offered by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to fund SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps,

We relied on SNAP and lived in a homeless shelter in Washington State when she was an infant. My daughter took her first steps there, in the 90 days we called the shelter home. Our lives were ones of constant relocation.