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US court refuses to halt order that Trump administration fully fund food aid
The court rejected the Trump administration's request to limit SNAP funding, emphasizing support for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown, with full benefits mandated.
- A federal ruling on Thursday from U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP for November using Section 32 funds and the $4.65 billion contingency fund.
- Because the U.S. government has been shut down since Oct. 1, the Trump administration said it would only partially fund SNAP to protect child nutrition programs despite McConnell's emergency funding order.
- The administration asked the district court for an emergency stay to prevent paying full SNAP benefits to 42 million Americans, following Judge McConnell's order.
- The U.S. District Judge John McConnell warned `People have gone without for too long, not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable,` urging plaintiffs to respond by noon, ET.
- The administration urged the appeals court to allow USDA to continue partial payments and to avoid transferring funds from other programs with 'no certainty of their replenishment,' while on Friday McConnell ordered the payment of benefits from the contingency fund.
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The Independent TribuneJudge: Administration must fully fund SNAP
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered President Donald Trump's administration Thursday to fully fund SNAP benefits for November after the government said it would partially fund the program.
The food program caters to about one in eight Americans, mostly low-income.
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