NEW MEXICANS WHO RELY ON SNAP BENEFITS … OR FOOD STAMPS … ARE GLAD TO HEAR THEY’LL STILL GET THOSE BENEFIT THROUGH FEBRUARY. BUT THEY’RE STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN MARCH. FOOD BANKS … LIKE THE ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT SUPPLIES THE WHOLE STATE … ARE FEELING THE PINCH MORE AND MORE AS THERE’S NO END IN SIGHT TO THE GOVERNMENT PARTIAL SHUTDOWN.
SONYA WARWICK WITH ROADRUNNER SAYS THEY HAVE A LOT OF EMPTY PALLETS IN THEIR STORE ROOM. WARWICK TELLS CHANNEL 13 NEWS THEY STARTED GETTING CALLS FROM FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS LAST WEEK. WARWICK SAYS THEY NEED A LOT MORE FOOD … AND THEY’RE HOPING THERE’S SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT MADE SOON TO GET THE GOVERNMENT BACK TO WORK.
