{"id":2505566,"date":"2025-11-01T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-collects-food-donations-at-obama-rally-amid-snap-freeze\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:56:28","slug":"mikie-sherrill-collects-food-donations-at-obama-rally-amid-snap-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-collects-food-donations-at-obama-rally-amid-snap-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikie Sherrill collects food donations at Obama rally amid SNAP freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmikie-sherrill-collects-food-donations-at-obama-rally-amid-snap-freeze%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is collecting food donations at a campaign rally featuring former President Barack Obama in Newark, New Jersey, coinciding with the expiration of Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program (SNAP) funding due to a government shutdown. Sherrill is urging supporters to donate non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanksgiving-travel-millions-could-face-flight-delays-this-week-due-to-severe-weather\/\" title=\"Thanksgiving travel: Millions could face flight delays this week due to severe weather\">-perishable food items<\/a> to help the Community Food Bank of New Jersey,as many families are forced to rely on food banks amid the freeze in SNAP benefits. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency and established a task force to address food insecurity caused by the SNAP funding lapse. Approximately 827,200 New Jersey residents rely on SNAP. While a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release emergency SNAP funds,the administration was hesitant to comply,despite the availability of contingency funds. Sherrill criticized the administration for cutting off food assistance, emphasizing the urgent need for federal action to protect vulnerable families from hunger.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mikie Sherrill collects food donations at Obama rally amid SNAP benefits freeze<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a>&rsquo;s (D-NJ) campaign is collecting food donations at her Saturday rally featuring former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a>, as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/snap\/\">SNAP<\/a>) funding expired the same day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition to turning out the vote for New Jersey Democrats, we will be collecting donations for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey as the Trump Administration is letting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3871486\/trump-asks-courts-how-to-fund-snap-during-shutdown\/\">SNAP <\/a>funding expire forcing more families to rely on food banks for food assistance,&rdquo; Sherrill <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1984300586045677658\">wrote in a post on X<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3870992\/proposition-50-fierce-campaigning-pivotal-vote\/\">Proposition 50 sparks fierce campaigning ahead of pivotal vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871201\/john-reid-virginia-democrats-bad-behavior-fuel-gop\/\">John Reid says Democrats&rsquo; &#8216;bad behavior&#8217; will fuel GOP turnout in Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871473\/cuomo-promises-raise-money-food-pantries-snap\/\">Cuomo promises to raise money for food pantries if SNAP funds run out<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Please bring canned fish and meat, shelf stable milk, boxed meals, canned and packaged meals, peanut butter, and canned fruit and vegetables,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In addition to turning out the vote for New Jersey Democrats, we will be collecting donations for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey as the Trump Administration is letting SNAP funding expire forcing more families to rely on food banks for food assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Please bring canned&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVdkgRyHmL\">https:\/\/t.co\/PVdkgRyHmL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mikie Sherrill (@MikieSherrill) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1984300586045677658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sherrill is co-headlining a rally with Obama in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday in the final stretch of her campaign for governor.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3861827\/states-scramble-address-snap-funding-lapse-government-shutdown\/\">SNAP<\/a> benefits expired Saturday as a result of the government shutdown. Approximately 42 million Americans, or one in eight people, rely on federal welfare programs.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871390\/what-happens-if-snap-payments-stop-november-1-government-shutdown\/\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS IF SNAP PAYMENTS STOP ON NOV. 1?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/phil-murphy\/\">Phil Murphy <\/a>(D-NJ), who endorsed Sherrill and is campaigning with her this week,&nbsp;signed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20251031\/53\/92\/09\/be\/3f2faa3ca5e6c2b7cbd67f08\/EO-402.pdf\">executive order<\/a> on Friday declaring a state of emergency over SNAP benefits, ahead of the expiration.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy&rsquo;s executive order created &ldquo;a coordinated statewide response to ensure food access for vulnerable residents by empowering state agencies to take emergency actions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kroger-closing-more-stores-due-to-seattles-mandated-hazard-pay-for-workers\/\" title=\"Kroger Closing More Stores Due To Seattle\u2019s Mandated \u2018Hazard Pay\u2019 For Workers\">protect public health<\/a> and welfare,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562025\/approved\/20251031bc.shtml\">according to a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy also signed a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/infobank\/eo\/056murphy\/pdf\/EO-401.pdf\">similar executive order <\/a>earlier on Friday establishing a task force <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562025\/approved\/20251031b.shtml\">designed to address<\/a> &ldquo;the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >acute food insecurity crisis caused<\/a> by the federal government shutdown and USDA&rsquo;s failure to fund SNAP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey alone, 827,200 people get SNAP or food stamps, which is 9% of the state&rsquo;s population, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/food-nutrition-assistance\/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap\/key-statistics-and-research\">USDA&rsquo;s fiscal year 2024 report<\/a> on SNAP program benefits.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870504\/public-blames-republicans-more-democrats-shutdown-snap-funding-deadline\/\"><strong>PUBLIC BLAMES GOP MORE THAN DEMOCRATS FOR SHUTDOWN AHEAD OF SNAP FUNDING DEADLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the Nov. 1 SNAP deadline approached, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for the funds expiring and the monthlong government shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two dozen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3866530\/blue-states-sue-usda-emergency-funds-snap-funding-lapse\/\">Democrat-led states sued<\/a> the federal government earlier this week to compel the use of the emergency funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill co-signed a letter earlier this week to U.S. Agriculture Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Brooke-Rollins\/\">Brooke Rollins<\/a>, urging her to use the SNAP contingency funds for November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are clear steps the administration can and must take immediately to ensure that millions of families across the country can put food on their table in November. Choosing not to SNAP benefits reach those in need this November would be a gross dereliction of your responsibilities to the American people,&rdquo; Sherrill wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3871040\/judge-rules-trump-administration-must-release-emergency-snap-funds\/\"><strong>JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST RELEASE EMERGENCY SNAP FUNDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release the emergency funds that would allow federal aid to keep supporting the program. There is roughly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871040\/judge-rules-trump-administration-must-release-emergency-snap-funds\/\">$5 billion in contingency funding<\/a>, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3871040\/judge-rules-trump-administration-must-release-emergency-snap-funds\/\">experts say isn&rsquo;t enough<\/a> to cover a whole month of SNAP benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the ruling, Rollins <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/10\/31\/former-agriculture-officials-usda-food-aid-shutdown-00631263\">would not commit <\/a>to releasing the funds if ordered by a federal judge to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at all options,&rdquo; Rollins told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill said the Trump administration is cutting off food assistance, despite having funds to support the program in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For Donald Trump and Washington Republicans, cruelty is the point,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepSherrill\/status\/1983292337871593839\">Sherrill wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;I will continue to demand that the U.S. Department of Agriculture use available funds to protect November SNAP benefits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Trump administration is now cutting off food assistance to over 800,000 New Jerseyans, despite having funds to support the program for November. For Donald Trump and Washington Republicans, cruelty is the point. I will continue to demand that the U.S. Department of&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THZE1o7UOW\">pic.twitter.com\/THZE1o7UOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Mikie Sherrill (@RepSherrill) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSherrill\/status\/1983292337871593839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikie Sherrill gathers food donations at Obama rally amid SNAP freeze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2505567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25303508219113.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66303,45217,66304,66305],"class_list":["post-2505566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-food-donations","tag-mikie-sherrill","tag-obama-rally","tag-snap-freeze"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25303508219113.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505566"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505570,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505566\/revisions\/2505570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}