Massachusetts and nearly two dozen other states on Oct. 28 sued the Trump administration to try to force the government to keep funding the food stamp program even if Congress approves no new funding.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must keep funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 24 other officials, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and New York Attorney General Letitia James, said in the lawsuit.
“The agency cannot simply suspend all benefits indefinitely, while refusing to spend funds from available appropriations for SNAP benefits for eligible households,” they said.
The lawsuit cited federal law, which states that SNAP benefits “must be furnished to all eligible households.”…