Democrats Say Trump's Plan to Withhold SNAP Funding Is Illegal

Democrats say Trump's plan to withhold SNAP funding is illegal

Top House Democrats charged Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to withhold food aid funding during the shutdown is not only callous, but also illegal. The Democrats are pointing to a rolling contingency fund for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), saying Congress created that multibillion dollar pool for emergency situations like the current budget impasse. If the Trump administration refuses to spend the money, they say, …

NC AG Jeff Jackson sues USDA over withheld food assistance for families and thousands of children

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS/AP) – NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson is taking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to court, accusing the agency of illegally withholding more than $230 million in monthly food assistance for 1.4 million North Carolinians. “Nearly 600,000 children in our state could be without food in a few days because USDA is playing an illegal game of shutdown politics,” Jackson said in a released statement. “They have emergency mo…

NC Attorney General sues USDA over SNAP funding cut

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of Management and Budget for refusing to fund the Supplemental Nutrition…

N.C. attorney general sues USDA for withholding more than $230 Million in monthly food assistance to North Carolinians

Special to IFN RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of Management and Budget for refusing to fund the Supplemental

Attorney General Jeff Jackson sues USDA

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Management and Budget for refusing to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown. According to a press release, Jackson says they’re withholding food assistance for 1.4 million North Carolinians. This includes nearly 600,000 children, more than 40,000 of whom are under 18 months old. This …