A group of over two dozen states has sued the Trump administration over its decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on November 1. The move came as the government shutdown continues. The lawsuit is co-led by New York, California, and Massachusetts. The Democratic attorneys general and three governors in the lawsuit want a federal judge to order the USDA to tap into emergency funds to distribute food benefits to almost 42 million families who rely on SNAP for help to buy groceries. The suit said the federal government is obligated by law to maintain food benefits to the low-income households that rely on the program. They’re asking a federal court to issue a ruling by Friday. The Guardian notes that SNAP is the nation’s largest food assistance program. USDA said the program serves about one in every eight low-income Americans at a cost of about $8 billion a month.
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