The U.S. federal government shutdown has entered its 28th day. On Monday, the American Federation of Government Employees, the nation’s top federal workers’ union, called on Congress to immediately end the shutdown by passing a spending bill that does not include the healthcare measures that Democrats want to protect. Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said in a statement, “It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today. No half measures, and no gamesmanship.” This comes as the Department of Agriculture posted a notice on its website stating that no federal food aid will go out on November 1. Meanwhile, President Trump has stated that he will not tap into a contingency fund of $5 billion to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program running. One in eight Americans rely on SNAP food assistance.