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Gianforte refuses to fund food benefits amid shutdown

by Mary Ann Dunwell and Mary Caferro
| November 1, 2025 12:00 AM

Let’s hear it for Montana’s multi-millionaire Gov. Greg Gianforte — a man who knows how to live the gospel according to greed. Gianforte has done it again — proving that when it comes to compassion, he’s running a budget deficit.

While 77,000 Montanans wonder how they’ll feed their families during the federal shutdown, Gianforte has announced he won’t use the state’s available funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing. Apparently, the man who can fund his own private airplane can’t spare a dime for hungry children.

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