21 Democrat Governors Pressure Trump Over SNAP Funds as Shutdown Sparks Political Blame Game

21 Democrat Governors Pressure Trump Over SNAP Funds as Shutdown Sparks Political Blame Game

Governor Janet Mills (D) joined the chief executives of 20 other states Thursday in calling on President Trump to release U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds to sustain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which are expected to end Saturday for 170,000 Maine residents if the federal shutdown continues. In a joint letter to the [...] The post 21 Democrat Governors Pressure Trump Over SNAP Funds as Shutdown Spark…