Democratic Leaders Call for Special Session to Fund SNAP

Democratic leaders call for special session to fund SNAP

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - House Democratic and Senate Leaders came together to call on Governor Kevin Stitt to declare a state of emergency and force a special session. "Starting tomorrow, nearly 700,000 Oklahomans, mostly children, elderly veterans, and people with disabilities, will lose their SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown," Representative Cyndi Munson, House Democratic Leader (D-OKC). This move would allow the Oklahoma Leg…

Democratic leaders call on Gov. Stitt to declare emergency, use rainy day fund for SNAP

Democratic leaders in Oklahoma are calling on Gov. Kevin Stitt to declare an emergency and use state funds to support food banks as SNAP benefits freeze, but Stitt is hesitant to use the state's rainy day funds.