US EditionWhat DC-Area Leaders Are Saying About Judges’ Order to Continue SNAP Payments During Shutdown
Two federal judges ruled to use $5.25 billion in contingency funds to maintain SNAP benefits during the shutdown, aiding millions facing food insecurity, officials said.
- On Friday two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must continue funding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program using contingency funds to prevent a Nov. 1 freeze.
- USDA's memo refusing contingency funds prompted more than 20 state attorneys general, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, to sue for $5.25 billion.
- U.S. District Judge John McConnell said the six billion dollars in contingency funds are appropriated and necessary, and Judge Indira Talwani ordered USDA to indicate by Monday if it will transfer Section 32 funding.
- Benefits will be reinstated, but $9 billion is needed for November while reserve funds are estimated between $5 and $6 billion, complicating distribution.
- Food banks say demand has surged as 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP face a historic funding shortfall; Dana Nessel warned, `This is based on my concerns and my fears that people will become desperate without food to eat.
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Two federal judges require Trump administration to use emergency funds to partially cover food stamp benefits.=
Two federal judges said yesterday that the Trump administration must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to at least partially cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.The rulings from judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island reject a controversial US Department of Agriculture claim that it could not use a contingency fund, which the agency says has $US5.3 billion ($8.1 billion) remaining in it, to help…
Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
SNAP recipients still may see delays in their benefits By Jane Norman, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. Where to find helpTo see an Oregon Department of Human Services resources guide for those in need come Nov. 1, click …
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Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules
A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. Rhode Island U.S. District Cou…
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