The Trump administration has one day to fully distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Nov. 6 The Trump administration has one day to fully distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Court of Rhode Island Judge Jack McConnell ordered the program funding after earlier requiring the Trump administration to access available money to at least partially fund SNAP benefits amid the federal government shutdown.
McConnell required the Trump administration to apprise the court on Wednesday of efforts to fund the program formerly known as «food stamps.»
«People have gone without for too long», McConnell said during an emergency hearing on Thursday, as reported by CNN.
«Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable», he added.
He said the Trump administration has not done enough to access an estimated $4.65 billion in contingency funds to partially fund the SNAP benefits that cost about $9 billion per month to help 42 million recipients put food on their tables.
