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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 1:17 PM PDT

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.

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Sarah Handel
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Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.
Megan Lim
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