{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://nunn.house.gov/2025/10/29/icymi-nunn-visits-food-bank-of-iowa-urges-senate-action-ahead-of-snap-wic-funding-deadline/", "ICYMI: Nunn Visits Food Bank of Iowa, Urges Senate Action Ahead of SNAP, WIC Funding Deadline", "2025-10-29", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Zachary Nunn", "N000193", "nunn.house.gov", "nunn", "https://nunn.house.gov/category/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "DES MOINES, IA \u2014 Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) toured the Food Bank of Iowa on Monday to meet with leaders, staff, and volunteers preparing for a surge in demand if the Senate fails to act by November 1 and federal food assistance funding expires.\n\nSNAP benefits for more than 131,000 households and WIC assistance for over 62,000 households in Iowa are set to lapse if the Senate continues to block the clean funding bill Rep. Nunn helped pass through the House on September 19th.\n\n\u201cThis shutdown is threatening food on the table for hundreds of thousands of Iowa families\u2014many of them kids, new moms, and seniors,\u201d said Rep. Nunn. \u201cWe cannot expect Iowa food banks and families to pay for Washington\u2019s dysfunction. I\u2019m calling on Senate Democrats to set partisanship aside and pass our clean continuing resolution before we reach the funding cliff.\u201d\n\nThe Food Bank of Iowa, which serves 55 counties through a network of 700 partners, is already distributing more than two million pounds of food per month. Leaders say demand has surged for three years straight, and they\u2019re bracing for another spike if benefits are delayed next week.\n\n\u201cWe appreciated the opportunity to meet with Rep. Nunn, provide a tour and share our concerns about how the federal shutdown is impacting SNAP and the Iowans who rely on this vital program,\u201d said Tami Nielsen, Food Bank of Iowa President and CEO.\n\n\u201cWe are grateful to Congressman Nunn for touring the Food Bank of Iowa and seeing firsthand the challenges facing Iowans who are struggling to put food on the table\u201d, said Linda Gorkow, Executive Director of the Iowa Food Bank Association. \u201cWe strongly encourage Congress to work together to end the shut down and ensure that thousands of Iowans are not left facing food insecurity as we approach the holiday season.\u201d\n\nDuring the visit, Rep. Nunn spoke with food bank staff about gaps in emergency food support, ongoing supply challenges, and the strain food banks are facing amid the ongoing shutdown. He also discussed policy priorities to strengthen food access in Iowa, including expanded access to fresh produce, greater support for Iowa-based food providers, and stronger investment in rural hunger relief infrastructure.\n\nTo safeguard food assistance for vulnerable families, Rep. Nunn is leading the Keep WIC Working Act to ensure continued benefits for mothers and young children during a government shutdown. He is also supporting the Keep SNAP Funded Act, which would prevent disruptions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if appropriations lapse.\n\n\u201cNo child should go hungry because Washington is shut down,\u201d continued Rep. Nunn. \u201cI\u2019m proud to support efforts to ensure SNAP and WIC families are not caught in the crossfire of partisan gridlock.\u201d\n\nA video recap of the visit can be viewed here.\n\nKCCI\u2019s coverage of the visit can be viewed here.\n\nWHO 13\u2019s coverage of the visit can be viewed here.\n\nPhotos of the visit are available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://nunn.house.gov/2025/10/29/icymi-nunn-visits-food-bank-of-iowa-urges-senate-action-ahead-of-snap-wic-funding-deadline/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.673785038292408, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}