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The federal government shutdown is more than a month old.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain far apart over a spending bill that could end the shutdown.
President Trump is calling on Republican senators to get rid of the Senate's filibuster procedure.
Writing online, he says Republicans should pass the spending legislation over Democrats' objections.
GOP senators have previously opposed dumping the filibuster.
They say it is a tool that protects them if Democrats regain power in the Senate.
The shutdown means that federal funding for food assistance will evaporate tomorrow.
More than 40 million Americans will be affected by the loss of SNAP benefits.
In Kansas and Missouri, about 800,000 people are at risk.
From member station KCUR,
Kotar Scheyer reports it's also a problem for small urban core grocery stores.
The National Grocer's Association says SNAP accounts for 12% of all grocery sales nationwide.
At the Happy Foods in Kansas City,