"There's some confusion about SNAP benefits because the president just posted that they will only be given out when the radical left Democrats' open the government and not before. But just yesterday the administration said it would comply with the court order to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds by end of business day yesterday. So did the administration distribute that money or defy that court order?"
"No, the administration is fully complying with the court order. I just spoke to the president about it. The recipients of these SNAP benefits need to understand it's going to take some time to receive this money because the Democrats have forced the administration into a very untenable position. We are digging into a contingency fund that is supposed to be for emergencies, catastrophes, for war."
"The best way to get the full amount of SNAP benefits to those beneficiaries is for Democrats to reopen the government. So to anyone who is a SNAP beneficiary at home, who needs that assistance, and the president was just saying this is for people who are truly needy, who need food, who need this assistance from the United States government. Democrats are holding it up and making it difficult for the administration to get those payments out the door. So if you are at home and you want your SNAP benefits, call the Democrats and tell them"
A presidential post vowed to withhold SNAP benefits until the government reopens. Questions arose about whether the administration complied with a court order to expend the full SNAP contingency funds by the prior business day. The administration says it is complying with the court order and that distribution will take time because the shutdown has created an untenable position. The contingency fund is described as reserved for emergencies, catastrophes, and war, and the president reportedly does not want to tap it routinely. The Department of Agriculture issued guidance to states on delivering SNAP payments under the judge's order. Beneficiaries were urged to contact Democrats to press for a government reopening to receive full benefits faster.
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