By Esme Murphy, WCCO

“At a St. Paul community center, Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota and Attorney General Keith Ellison met with SNAP recipients, including a cancer survivor who says it's hard to admit he needs the help.“

By Allison Kite, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Sitting in front of shelves of canned goods at St. Paul’s Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Ellison and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for withholding the funds.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“‘TODAY: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Keith Ellison and U.S. Representative Betty McCollum will be joined by food-shelf managers and Minnesota SNAP recipients to highlight the harmful effects of the Trump Administration’s attempted refusal to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the federal government shutdown.’ The event is at 9:30 a.m.”