States Sue Trump Over SNAP Funding Freeze Amid Shutdown

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More than two dozen states have sued the Trump administration for halting SNAP food assistance payments amid the prolonged government shutdown. Officials accuse the USDA of withholding $6 billion in emergency funds, leaving over 40 million Americans without aid. The standoff deepens as the Senate rejects a temporary funding bill for the 13th time.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision

00:06to halt supplemental nutrition assistance program funding during the ongoing government

00:09shutdown, according to CNBC. Wall Street filed the Trump administration's decision not to use

00:14$6 billion in approved emergency funds to continue SNAP benefits for over 40 million Americans.

00:20Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA lacks the $9.2 billion needed to continue

00:24payments, while Democratic officials accused the administration of withholding legally mandated

00:28assistance. The shutdown now in its fourth week shows no signs of resolution after the

00:33Senate rejected a temporary Republican-backed funding bill for the 13th time.

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