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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Democratic governors and attorneys general from 25 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration seeking to continue funding for a food assistance program for millions of Americans next month using emergency funds.
Several US states and the District of Columbia announced they have sued the US Department of Agriculture for illegally withholding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the ongoing government shutdown.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Massachusetts, the plaintiffs are seeking to block previous administration orders directing states to suspend benefit payments and to force the Department of Agriculture to use all available resources to continue funding SNAP in November.
“Millions of Americans are at risk of going hungry because the federal government has decided to stop funding the food assistance it is required to provide by law,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
According to American media, SNAP is the nation's largest hunger-relief program, serving nearly 42 million people, or more than 12 percent of the U.S. population. Most recipients live at or below the federal poverty line.
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