The Trump administration said in a court filing on Monday that fully funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November could imperil the federal school lunch program amid an ongoing government shutdown.
In a court filing, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official said that a plan to use $4.65 billion from the USDA’s contingency fund to support around half of food stamp recipients would only partially fund the program.
The agency said it would not tap into other funds, including one that holds tariff-related revenue dedicated to child nutrition programs, to be used for the full $8 billion to fund SNAP for the month….