WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Cosponsors Bill to Provide Uninterrupted SNAP Payments During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and five of her Senate Republican colleagues in cosponsoring the Keep SNAP Funded Act, a bill to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit payments continue uninterrupted despite the ongoing government sh  more