Funding Agreement Would Restore SNAP

A tentative agreement reached in the Senate Sunday to reopen the government would restore food assistance funding.  Funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, have been in limbo and at the center of a legal battle.  If the new deal is approved, SNAP would be funded through next September at higher levels.  Funding lapsed for the program at the beginning of November for the first time in its 60-year history as the shutdown dragged on.