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Speaker says favorable ruling by 28 states calls for release of contingency funds to resume SNAP payments
Summary
An unidentified speaker praised a court ruling in a lawsuit by 28 states and urged the president to use contingency funds set aside to continue SNAP payments after a shutdown, saying some recipients woke up without benefits and urging action "immediately on Monday."
An unidentified speaker said Saturday that a favorable court ruling in a lawsuit brought by 28 states "tells the president" to use contingency funds to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments after some recipients woke up without benefits.
"People woke up on Saturday morning not having access to their benefits," the speaker said. "The reason we sued Margaret, 28 states, and I'm glad and grateful to the AGs for getting the favorable ruling. It basically tells the president, do what you're supposed to do,…
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