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Food assistance for 42 million Americans is set to run out as soon as Friday due to the ongoing shutdown — but one Republican Congressman didn’t express much sympathy, telling those reliant on food benefits to “stop smoking crack.”

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides tens of mi

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