"The government said in a filing Monday for Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins, "The U.S. Department of Agriculture is complying with the Court's order and will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today by generating the table required for States to calculate the benefits available for each eligible household in that State." Catch up quick: Friday's rulings said the administration's rationale for halting benefits wasn't strong enough to prevent the money from being spent,"
"One judge in Rhode Island said that "irreparable harm will begin to occur" if the administration didn't release the funds in response to a case brought about by a coalition of food banks and other nonprofit organizations. And Massachusetts District Judge Indira Talwani directed the administration to provide "at least reduced SNAP benefits for November" in response to a lawsuit filed by 25 Democrat-run states and the District of Columbia."
"The legal fights center on the administration's position that it couldn't fund SNAP with contingency money during the government shutdown, even though every previous administration - including Trump's in his first term - has. Democrats accused Trump of "weaponizing hunger" to get the left to acquiesce to Republicans' plan to reopen the government. Go deeper: When your SNAP benefits could become available in November"
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will generate the table required for States to calculate SNAP benefits and expend the full contingency funds. Friday's rulings found the administration's rationale for halting benefits insufficient and required a Monday progress report on issuing November benefits. A Rhode Island judge wrote that 'irreparable harm will begin to occur' if funds were not released after a case by food banks and nonprofits. Massachusetts District Judge Indira Talwani directed the administration to provide at least reduced SNAP benefits for November in response to a lawsuit by 25 Democrat-run states and D.C. Democrats accused the administration of 'weaponizing hunger' to pressure reopening concessions.
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