As shutdown drags on, US Rep. Jahana Hayes recalls time as a SNAP recipient

CT Mirror – Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By Mark Pazniokas

Over the course of a conversation about the suspension of the SNAP food assistance program, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes looked back Wednesday night to her times as a teacher of children experiencing hunger and as a struggling mother whose path to college and career was unconventional.

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