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Government shutdown updates: Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdown
The bill advanced by a vote of 60-40.
President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a bit more insight into his proposal that Obamacare subsidies should go directly to Americans' Health Savings Accounts to pay for health care rather than sending funds to insurance companies through the Affordable Care Act.
Meanwhile, the Senate voted Sunday night on a test vote that would fund the government through Jan. 31 and end the 40-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Enough Democrats voted to pass the bill.
And the Department of Agriculture in a late Saturday night memo ordered states to reverse any steps they've taken to issue SNAP benefits and threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not “comply” quickly.
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SNAP benefits begin flowing in 6 states, despite ongoing emergency appeal
At least six states say they have begun issuing November SNAP benefits as of Friday afternoon, despite the Trump administration actively fighting a court order requiring the government to fund the program.
Officials from California, Wisconsin, Kansas and Pennsylvania said that full SNAP benefits are already available to some recipients.
Additionally, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has directed state agencies to issue full SNAP benefits for November. She said in a statement that New York SNAP recipients should be able to access their benefits by Sunday.
The source of these funds is not immediately clear. Kansas has already distributed more than $31.6 million to 86,000 households, and Wisconsin has distributed $104.4 million to 337,137 households, state officials said.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that his state “acted immediately” to process SNAP benefits after receiving funding from the USDA on Friday morning.
Vermont also has processed full SNAP benefits for November, according to state treasurer Mike Pieciak.
Funds have already been loaded onto residents’ SNAP cards, and direct wire transfers should be completed by the end of the day. -ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Justin Gomez, Peter Charalambous and Michael Pappano
Trump calls on Senate not to leave until they have a deal
President Donald Trump fired off against the Senate in a social media post Friday evening and called on them not to "leave town until they have a Deal."
"If they can’t reach a Deal, the Republicans should terminate the Filibuster, IMMEDIATELY, and take care of our Great American Workers!" he posted.
Senate Republicans brush off Democrats' proposal
Senate Republicans, heading into a leadership meeting on Friday afternoon, projected that the Democratic offer made by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer earlier Friday is a "non-starter" -- at least in its current form.
"I think everybody who follows this knows that's a nonstarter. There is no way. The Obamacare extension is the negotiation. That's what we're going to negotiate, once the government opens up," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
Sen. Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, seemed angered by the proposal.
"They're okay with people needing food, not getting food stamps, but they want to make sure people get health care subsidies that could be worth a million bucks. How? Tell me how that makes any sense. That's exactly what they're doing," he said.
Still, Republicans say the offer is a step in the right direction. They said it shows Democrats are willing to negotiate.
"I think it's an indication that they're, yeah, I mean, they're feeling the heat, and they know that their last proposal was unserious and unrealistic. But so I guess you can characterize that as progress, but I just don't think that it gets anywhere close to what we need to do here, and they know it," Thune said.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin and Isabella Murray
Thune says Senate will 'roll into the weekend'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters after a fiery floor speech on Friday that the Senate will "roll into the weekend."
Earlier in the day, Thune said he expected the Senate to be in town this weekend.
"Our members are going to be advised to be available if in fact there is a need to vote, and we will see what happens and whether or not, over the course of the next couple of days, the Democrats find a way to reengage again," Thune had said.