Government Shutdown Could Put Nutrition Assistance at Risk |
Elections, Elected Officials, Political Parties |
Written by WisDems Press |
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 10:43 |
91,070 Wisconsin women and children could soon start being turned away at the grocery store. MADISON, Wis. — As Republicans politicians in Congress continue lurching toward a government shutdown, more than 90,000 Wisconsinites who rely on vital nutrition assistance from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) could soon start being turned away at grocery store counters — including 18,466 women, 53,500 children, and 19,104 infants. |