Trump Admin Says It's Too Hard To Pay SNAP Benefits And They Need The Money For Emergencies
The Trump administration has found creative ways to cover military pay during the ongoing government shutdown, but says it can’t do the same for federal food benefits.
Justice Department lawyers told a federal court this week that even though there are piles of money it could use for food assistance, it would be too risky to do so for November’s benefits.
In response to a lawsuit from Democratic-led states demanding the continuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, the Justice Department said doing so with emergency funds “would be both legally dubious and practically disastrous.”
The government has been shut down since the beginning of the month as Democrats demand Republicans agree to an extension of expiring tax credits that help more than 20 million Americans afford health insurance.
During the last shutdown, in 2019, the Trump administration made extra effort to distribute SNAP benefits as a funding standoff entered its second month. In a striking reversal, the Trump administration now says its hands are tied. As a result, next month, more than 20 million households representing 42 million people will miss out on SNAP benefits averaging about $350 per household.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-snap-benefits_n_6903b29de4b00c26f070a27a?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
But they have plenty of money to pay their Gestapo....
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