Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, which is Katherine Clark's home state, 45,000 federal workers are being forced to figure out how they're going to pay their bills next week. More than 1 million SNAP enrollees and 123,000 women, infant and children who require nutritional assistance. They're going to be impacted. Catherine Telehealth services and a home hospital program have been put on pause. Tens of thousands of travelers who come through Massachusetts airports are at risk of experiencing flight cancellations and delays, as you heard from the secretary this morning. (26:28–26:43)
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Asserts that over 1 million SNAP enrollees and 123,000 WIC recipients will be impacted by the shutdown.
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