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SNAP, Trump and food aid
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The USDA has accused Democrats of voting “12 times to not fund” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
No one should have to choose between utility bills and putting food on the table,” says Aubrey Lewandowski, a SNAP recipient from Palos Hills.
The lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims the U.S. Department of Agriculture is illegally refusing to pay for food assistance in November.
States are looking into taking legal action over the USDA's refusal to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits funded.
The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that the money was available.
With a looming pause on SNAP benefits for nearly 1.4 million people in Michigan, Democrats in the State House of Representatives want to fund an emergency program to temporarily provide help.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo shuffles state funds to support food banks, while Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined lawsuit to block SNAP shutdown.
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"I am doing everything in my power to soften the blow of the destruction Republicans in Washington are inflicting on our state."
Dubbed Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance, or VENA, the newly-created program is expected to send money to SNAP beneficiaries’ Electronic Benefit Transfer cards starting on Nov. 3.
The government has confirmed that the food assistance payments will stop on November 1 as a result of the ongoing shutdown.
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