CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is suing the Trump administration over threats to end SNAP benefits.
Ford joined a coalition of 22 other AGs from across the country in filing the suit.
“The Trump Administration’s choice to cut SNAP benefits is not only a deliberate, cruel and extraordinarily harmful decision, it is unlawful. And the reason it cites — the ongoing federal government shutdown — is inadequate,” said Attorney General Ford. “Contingency funds exist for this exact scenario, yet the USDA has decided to abdicate its responsibility to Nevadans and refused to fund SNAP benefits. I understand the stress of not knowing where your next meal is coming from, because I’ve lived it. I don’t wish that stress on any Nevadan, and I’ll fight to be sure nobody in our state goes hungry. I urge Governor Lombardo to do the same and to work with his party and President Trump to ensure that Nevadans receive their SNAP benefits.”
Ford says that, despite the USDA’s claims of insufficient funds, they in fact have access to billions of dollars in SNAP-specific contingency funds appropriated by Congress.
He also says that the USDA has funded other programs with emergency funds during the shutdown and says the Trump administration has made a deliberate and illegal choice to not fund SNAP.
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