The Trump administration’s plans to stop funding food aid that more than 40 million low-income Americans rely on have prompted lawsuits from half of US states. The states intend to compel the administration to use an emergency contingency fund of about $6 billion (£4.5 billion) for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), commonly referred to as food stamps.
Snap’s parent company, the US Department of Agriculture (Usda), has stated that it will not spend the money and will let it run out in November, claiming that it might be required for emergencies like natural disasters. There has been no real progress toward a settlement, and Republicans and Democrats have been exchanging blame for the continued federal shutdown.
In summary, the well has dried up,” the USDA stated in a website notice on Snap benefits. Democratic attorneys general from 25 states and the District of Columbia are leading the lawsuit, which contends that the administration’s failure to use the contingency funds would be illegal and prevent millions of Americans from affording groceries.
The monies would not be distributed for the first time in the program’s existence, they observe. Public health and well-being will deteriorate if SNAP benefits are cut off,” the lawsuit states.
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