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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey urges immediate release of SNAP contingency funds as benefits halt in shutdown
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she cannot confirm whether federal SNAP payments will be distributed this week and urged the administration to release contingency funds so states can continue benefit disbursements.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she cannot confirm whether federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments will go out this week and urged the White House to release contingency funds set aside for shutdowns so states can continue benefit disbursements.
"I don't know, Margaret, because the president hasn't said whether he's going to approve the release of those contingency funds," Healey said on Face the Nation. She called the impact "devastating," noting about one in seven Massachusetts residents use SNAP.
Healey said Massachusetts joined a 28-state lawsuit seeking release of the contingency funds and praised state attorneys general for a favorable…
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