~1 in 8 people in the #US receive food stamps, which avg ~$187 a month & cost the Federal govt ~$8B/month. #Congress must regularly approve money for it, though #SNAP maintains a sizable reserve to cover shortfalls.
Many congressional #Democrats & #Republicans encouraged the #Trump admin to use this funding to preserve #FoodStamps into Nov. But the Trump admin declined Friday to extend that reprieve, even though the #USDA said weeks ago it could reprogram the money to prevent benefit cuts.
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In their lawsuit, officials from 25 states and the District of Columbia criticized the #Trump administration for its sudden reversal, arguing that the federal government has a legal obligation to maintain #FoodStamps by any means necessary.
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