The Trump administration has dedicated to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with a $4.65 billion fee — however utilizing emergency funds to pay for lowered SNAP advantages might take "a few weeks to up to several months," a prime USDA official instructed a federal decide in a sworn court docket submitting Monday.
The disclosure comes after a federal decide in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to make use of emergency funds to pay for SNAP amid an ongoing authorities shutdown by Wednesday. Following the court docket order on Friday, Trump stated it could be his "honor" to fund the meals help program.
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