“There is no excuse that justifies” not utilizing “every resource available” to fund SNAP, one critic said.
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The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.
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Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
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The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s.
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Critics say Trump is exploiting the federal shutdown to unilaterally slash the safety net and cause unnecessary pain.
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But Indigenous advocates are working to ensure families are fed via mutual aid meal trains and education on foraging.
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“Argentine voters would prefer Trump give them dollars for free than have another financial crisis,” said a researcher.
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Even if a shutdown deal were reached immediately, benefits would likely be delayed.
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Over 47 million Americans are already food insecure, and that number is expected to increase thanks to Trump’s budget.
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“The Trump administration doesn’t solve problems, it hides them,” Rep. Shontel Brown said in response.
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Fears of increased food insecurity grow amid looming federal SNAP funding cuts.
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Willfully misinterpreting the Bible to justify what passes for “law and order” has only intensified in recent decades.
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