US EditionJustice Department Wants Judge to Toss Arizona Lawsuit over Food Stamps
Twenty-five states and DC sued to compel the Trump administration to use $5 billion in emergency funds to sustain SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans during shutdown.
- This week, 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to continue SNAP benefits, facing a Saturday cutoff affecting about 42 million people.
- Administration lawyers told the court that the Trump administration argued legal and technical obstacles prevented transferring existing money to SNAP and opposed using a roughly $16.8 billion tranche to sustain benefits.
- SNAP's contingency reserve of about $5 billion was central to arguments as administration officials warned provisioning could take weeks and federal judge Indira Talwani questioned the refusal to tap emergency reserves.
- On Friday, a judge ordered contingency funds to be distributed and a Rhode Island judge directed nationwide funding, but many states and local agencies are behind schedule and a Massachusetts judge set a Monday deadline.
- Longer-Term, a federal budget proposal includes $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, while recipients warn they would have only two or three days of food before turning to charities.
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Cal Matters
CA braces for unprecedented food stamp shortfall due to feds
Food items at the Basic Needs Program site at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg on May 4, 2023. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters As millions of low-income Californians — most of whom are children and senior citizens — brace for the absence of federal food benefits starting Saturday, local officials, schools and organizations are scrambling to provide support for their communities. More than 5.5 million Californians depend on the Supplementa…
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
West Hawaii TodayJudge seems skeptical of food stamps suspension
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday staunchly defended its decision to stop paying food stamps during the government shutdown, telling a federal court that it could not tap a tranche of available funds to provide aid to millions of poor Americans in November.
Justice Department wants judge to toss Arizona lawsuit over food stamps
PHOENIX – Saying there’s no legal basis for it, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to toss the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kris Mayes and counterparts in other states to force the federal government to continue…
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