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Oregonians Have Access to Full November Food Stamp Benefits, Kotek Says
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declared hunger emergencies and authorized $6 million for food pantries and Tribal governments to ensure full SNAP benefits amid legal and shutdown challenges.
- On Nov. 7, Oregon families began accessing full November SNAP benefits on their Oregon Trail Cards, with all recipients receiving their entire monthly benefit regardless of schedule.
- On Nov. 6, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to make full November SNAP payments within a day after Oregon joined 21 other states in suing, and the administration has appealed.
- ODHS said its emergency preparations and vendor work enabled full payments because technical limits on partial uploads at the EBT vendor required issuing full benefits.
- Emergency responders and pantries reported long lines, with one pantry seeing more than 100 people seeking aid, as Governor Tina Kotek authorized $5 million for statewide food pantries and $1 million to Tribal governments.
- The USDA announced it will fully fund the SNAP program while the appeal is pending, but the court battle and shutdown create uncertainty for a program serving about 1 in 8 Americans.
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Oregon SNAP benefits to be fully funded for November, Gov. Kotek says
The more than one in six Oregonians who rely on federal food assistance will have fully-funded benefits for November, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Friday, following weeks of heightened concerns about hunger during the longest government shutdown in American history.…
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