Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Continue To Fund SNAP Amid Shutdown
Economy And Jobs,Food Stamps,Public Health,Food Crisis,Food Aid,Obesity And Malnutrition,Federal Judges,USDA,Government Shutdown,Government Funding,Federal Spending
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Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to fund Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown, using contingency funds. The rulings came just one day before the government was set to free the federal food assistance, claiming "the well has run out." The USDA's announcement that it would not use the contingency funds sparked panic in the more than 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP, as well as food banks and non profit groups who were left scrambling to figure out how to secure food...
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