ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Some small businesses in Rochester say the pause on SNAP is hitting them hard. Their reaction comes as a federal judge demands that the President Trump administration find the money to fully fund the food assistance program by Friday.
Last week, News10NBC’s Kristi Blake spoke with the owners of convenience stores that get nearly half of their revenue from their customers paying through SNAP. Now, she’s following up with the Dreamtown Deli and the Neighborhood Mini Market to see the impact. Fatehi Saeed, manager of Neighborhood Mini Mart on Plymouth Avenue, said customers have been coming in and swiping their cards. However, they keep declining or just have a few bucks.
“Some people don’t have any cash. Yellow corn. You want a bread? You want a milk. You want to meet, you know, a decline sometime we have. We try, you know, but is tough customer. I know, I can hug them sometime. I can, you know, because we all work here too,” Saeed said.
Saeed says he usually gets $200-$300 of SNAP money every single day. Sometimes at the beginning of the month, it can even hit $500. So far, that’s anywhere from $1,500 to more than $3,000 of money not made.
During the conversation, you can hear Saeed start to get emotional, knowing he has to turn some people away. When asked about the shutdown, Saeed said it’s time the government take care of its people.
As the government shutdown reached day 38. The Senate is set to vote on a spending bill on Friday. Republican senators are hoping to vote on a continuing resolution passed by the House that would be altered to extend government funding past Nov. 21. The GOP is hoping to sway just a handful of moderate Democrats.
Meanwhile, the battle over SNAP benefits continues in the courts. The Trump administration is planning to appeal a federal judge’s ruling to fully fund SNAP. In the federal judge’s ruling, he said the harm facing Americans across the country is “irreparable”.
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