A coalition of officials from half of the states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the suspension of food stamp benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown, as millions of Americans brace for a disruption in federal food aid in the coming days.The states, which include California, New York and Pennsylvania, are asking a federal judge in Massachusetts to order the Department of Agriculture to provide benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for November, including by tapping into a contingency fund to ensure the assistance continues to flow to more than 25 million people living within their borders.They argue that the administration's decision to cut off food stamp payments, which are provided to roughly 42 million people nationwide, is unlawful and threatens to deprive millions of Americans of essential food benefits that help protect against food insecurity and hunger.
Of course, both sides are to blame for this food stamp situation. What with Democrats openly admitting that they're using this shutdown for 'leverage', while Republicans could end the shutdown by doing what Democrat Senator John Fetterman recently suggested: 'nuke' the filibuster to end it. Nonetheless, I'm guessing that the Democrat states using will be be able to find some judge out there to side with the,, putting the GOP in a very awkward spot if they try to appeal.
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