17 October 2013 (22:06 UTC-07 Tango 16 October 2013)/12 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/25 Mehr 1391/13 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“…..in accordance with the FNS Contingency Plan issued October 1, 2013…….

……we are directing States to hold their November issuance files and delay transmission to State electronic benefit transfer (EBT [debit card]) vendors until further notice.”-U.S. Department of Agriculture letter dated 11 October 2013, revealed by Fox 13 news in Utah

Yeah, ‘mericans are exceptional, like frogs in a boiling pot!