""Trump is weaponizing hunger," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a Wednesday news conference. "He's turning millions of children and seniors and veterans into political pawns," he said. "All of these people who will lose their SNAP benefits, not because the money's gone, not because it's not permitted, because Donald Trump ordered it stopped," Schumer added."
"A group of 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, claiming it's illegally withholding funds that could sustain benefits. The suit notes that the freeze is the first time in the program's roughly 60-year history that benefits will be stopped, despite the USDA having $6 billion in contingency funds that could be utilized."
A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging illegal withholding of funds that could maintain SNAP benefits. The lawsuit notes the freeze is the first in the program's roughly 60-year history, despite USDA holding $6 billion in contingency funds and another funding source recently used for WIC. Democrats contend the administration is refusing to use appropriated funds and are accusing it of turning vulnerable populations into political pawns. An OMB spokesperson said contingency funds are reserved for emergencies and asserted the appropriation for regular benefits no longer exists.
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