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Patrick Morrisey: “Right now we're at 8.6 million up front.”

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Governor Morrisey Announces Additional $2.5 Million to West Virginia Food Banks

Published October 31, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:57

But in the meantime, this is the most effective way to do it. And I think that we have a situation where we're putting money out there up front. Right now we're at 8.6 million up front. That's two and a half million more today. Because I don't want to wait for something to happen over the weekend. Right. I'm better to be prepared and get the resources out than to worry. (13:57–14:01)

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Asserts that $8.6 million has been allocated up front [for the initiative].

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“More than 270,000 West Virginians are going to be going without their November SNAP benefits.”
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“The state has set $6.1 million out to our food banks so they're fully stocked and ready to distribute food.”
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“We started this with $1.1 million last week which the legislature had appropriated.”
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“On Tuesday, we followed up with another 5 million out to the food banks.”
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“We are sending out an additional $2.5 million today for the food banks.”
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“There are about 750 [food pantries] in place.”
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“We looked at the best way to get resources and food to people in need and prevent hunger.”
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“Many states are in the same boat that we are.”
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“Two and a half million more today [has been allocated].”
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“Whenever the federal government does open, there might be some time period, whether four to seven days before the cards become active again.”
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“I'm not afraid to call the legislature back.”
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“The National Guard is doing great work.”
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“We have the 211 phone system that people should avail themselves of.”
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“There are a number of other states in the same boat [regarding technical issues with cards].”
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“We have heard that [food banks] know that they're going to be feeling some pressure in the upcoming days.”
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“At the end of this process, we'll end up draining all the monies from that civil contingency account.”
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“We've been told at least that there won't be reimbursement [for expenses related to the shutdown].”
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“I've activated the Guard, we have a lot of people focused on this within my administration.”
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“This is a Schumer shutdown. Chuck Schumer is holding the federal government hostage because he thinks he can get some political benefit.”
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“The Senate has had an opportunity to have a very clean CR that they can vote on that would have ended all this nonsense.”
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