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Judges Order SNAP Payments to Continue - Trump Must Fund Food Aid

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown, forcing the government to provide emergency food aid to roughly 42 million Americans and undercutting the administration's shutdown leverage

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42 million - Americans who rely on SNAP food assistance

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

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