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Administration approves use of contingency funds to partially pay for SNAP benefits
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:39 pm
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The Trump administration said it plans to partially fund SNAP after two federal judges ruled the U.S. Department of Agriculture must use its contingency funds to cover food stamps during the government shutdown.
In a federal court filing Monday, the administration said the USDA is complying with the order and “will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today.”
The department said it currently has $4.65 billion in SNAP contingency funds, which is about half of the $9.2 billion Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said SNAP will cost in November. The contingency funds will be enough to cover “50% of eligible households’ current allotments,” the administration said
“This means that no funds will remain for new SNAP applicants certified in November, disaster assistance, or as a cushion against the potential catastrophic consequences of shutting down SNAP entirely,” Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary for USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Service, said in the court filing.
Is this the administration blinking?!?! Was it not worth appealing to SC? Let them starve! Ugh!
The Trump administration said it plans to partially fund SNAP after two federal judges ruled the U.S. Department of Agriculture must use its contingency funds to cover food stamps during the government shutdown.
In a federal court filing Monday, the administration said the USDA is complying with the order and “will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today.”
The department said it currently has $4.65 billion in SNAP contingency funds, which is about half of the $9.2 billion Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said SNAP will cost in November. The contingency funds will be enough to cover “50% of eligible households’ current allotments,” the administration said
“This means that no funds will remain for new SNAP applicants certified in November, disaster assistance, or as a cushion against the potential catastrophic consequences of shutting down SNAP entirely,” Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary for USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Service, said in the court filing.
Is this the administration blinking?!?! Was it not worth appealing to SC? Let them starve! Ugh!
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Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:42 pm to conservativewifeymom
Let them burn through the contingency money in November as the shutdown cruises on for another month and there's nothing there in December because it all went for Flaming Hot Cheetos & Grape soda, this week.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:44 pm to VoxDawg
Exactly. Folks on SNAP will prioritize. This whole thing is a great reset.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:45 pm to conservativewifeymom
I am against this.
I know why they're doing it, but it's patently illegal.
I know why they're doing it, but it's patently illegal.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:18 pm to udtiger
How can it be illegal when they're complying with 2 judges' orders to do it?!?! If it's illegal then the judges need to be thrown in jail and disbarred.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:18 pm to conservativewifeymom
I’d rather see federal employees get paid first.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:23 pm to Jrv2damac
I'd rather see a substantial reduction in force BEFORE anyone gets paid!
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:53 pm to conservativewifeymom
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How can it be illegal when they're complying with 2 judges' orders to do it?!?! If it's illegal then the judges need to be thrown in jail and disbarred.
District Court judges make incorrect (i.e., unconstitutional [ergo, illegal]) rulings quite often.
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