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Sen. Peter Welch on efforts in Congress to fund SNAP amid the shutdown

By Sarah Handel,

Juana Summers, Megan Lim

Published October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about his support for a bill to provide SNAP benefits to recipients in spite of the shutdown.

Sarah Handel

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.

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Megan Lim

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