STATEMENT: The Trump Administration Is Ignoring Its Legal Duty To Distribute SNAP Funds, Protect Hungry Families

Washington, D.C. —  Axios reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a new memo clarifying that it will refuse to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) contingency funding to ensure benefits are paid in the month of November. Lily Roberts, managing director for Inclusive Growth at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement:

“Somehow, the Trump administration has hit a new low. They’re choosing to ignore their legal duty to distribute SNAP’s contingency funding, so they’ll let 42 million families go hungry ahead of Thanksgiving. They’re building a gilded ballroom and demolishing history while they take food away from hungry kids and let health insurance premium costs spike.”

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