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Mike Johnson: “There's no legal mechanism to do it [give SNAP funding now].”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 30 of Government Shutdown

Published October 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 33:33

But it's very difficult to do. Those are not inexhaustible funds when it comes to snap. Some of the Democrats have argued that you can use this contingency fund, but the truth is There's no legal mechanism to do it [give SNAP funding now]. Unlike with WIC funding that was attached to a 19300 statute that was related to tariff funds because it was related to nutrition and food coming over the border. (33:33–33:38)

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Asserts that there is no legal mechanism to provide SNAP funding during the shutdown.

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