Erie County legislators on Thursday voted to release $1 million in county money to distribute to area food banks in light of the federal government shutdown that has resulted in the suspension of food stamp benefits to low-income families, including 78,000 households in Erie County.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says approximately 42 million individuals will not receive food stamps come Saturday due to the shutdown that began Oct. 1. Among them are nearly 3 million New Yorkers, including close to 220,000 in Western New York.
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