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Home » Press Releases » Opportunity Wisconsin: ICYMI: Opportunity Wisconsin and local leaders call on Republicans to reopen the government as 700,000 Wisconsinites suffer from a lapse in SNAP funding
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – In case you missed it, last week Opportunity Wisconsin, local organizations, and community leaders held a press conference in Eau Claire ahead of the expiration of SNAP funding for nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites—including 270,000 children—due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Republican lawmakers, including Representatives Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil, forced the go...