“The President who threw a Gatsby-themed party the night before he cut off SNAP benefits is now vowing to break a court order so that he can force millions of children, seniors, and veterans to go hungry,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) wrote on social media. “It’s sickening. I won’t stand for it.”

For more than a month, U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse. The chamber needs bipartisan support to pass a spending measure because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster and advance to a final vote, but neither party has that much of a majority.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources, which administers SNAP, will also provide an additional $3 million to food banks, along with $300 to the caregivers of the 11,434 children enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to help offset costs after losing food stamps.

The halt in SNAP funding has impacted a critical lifeline for food for thousands of homeless people on the streets, according to one agency who is working to fill the gap.

On Monday, local leaders and community advocates gathered in Scotia to demand immediate relief for families relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

President Donald Trump’s administration faces Monday deadlines to tell two federal judges whether it will use emergency reserves to fully f