White House may fund food assistance program with money from tariffs

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Oct. 7 (UPI) -- While the federal government is shut down without a budget, White House officials said tariffs could pay for food assistance for women, infants and children. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children provides assistance for nearly 7 million women, infants and children in low-income families, but it is running out of money due to the lack of a federal budget, according to CNN . The program had enough funds for between one and two weeks before the