LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― States led by Democratic governors sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its refusal to pay food benefits to 22 million households next month. Advertisement“USDA not only has authority to use contingency funds, it has a legal duty to spend all available dollars to fund SNAP benefits,” Bonta said. Senate Democrats have said they’re holding out for an extension of health insurance subsidies that help 22 million Americans afford health insurance. By coincidence, 22 million households, containing 42 million people, could miss out on food benefits starting next week as a result of the shutdown. On Tuesday, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) introduced a bill that would fund food benefits during a shutdown.
