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JUDGES ORDER SNAP PAID: Courts Force Funding Amid Shutdown

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, forcing an immediate policy and budget response as some 42 million Americans depend on the program

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42 million - Americans rely on SNAP benefits

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"I do NOT want Americans to go hungry" — President Donald Trump

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