*And the other half thinks it’s Biden and Obama’s fault. The Republican’s/Trump are leveraging “poor” people going hungry as a punishment, in their effort to win the government shutdown fight, because they are the most politically powerless. How is that not evil?*
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” reads a [message](https://www.fns.usda.gov/) explicitly blaming Democrats on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website.”
“A coalition of 23 attorneys general and three governors are fighting for the latter, arguing that the USDA not only has the funds to continue feeding Americans via SNAP through the month of November—the USDA also has “both the authority and legal duty” to do so.”
“The agency held roughly $6 billion in contingency funds as of September 30, according to a USDA [Lapse of Funding Plan](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/fy2026-usda-lapse-plan.pdf) that acknowledged Congress’s intent to keep SNAP benefits fully operational through the government shutdown. Days later, USDA officials directed states to put an indefinite hold on the rollout of November benefits as the federal branch researched the potential reality of distributing its emergency funds. ”
“When states demanded an answer following weeks of silence, the USDA announced that it would be suspending SNAP benefits indefinitely. In a separate [memo](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2025.10.24%20usda-memo-on-snap-funding.pdf), USDA officials reversed course on their Lapse of Funding Plan, claiming that they actually were not authorized to use the $6 billion contingency fund to provide SNAP benefits, lest the agency need the cash to tackle a major natural disaster such as a hurricane or a tornado.”
Colonel-Mooseknuckle on
Now the whiny little bitch is going to counter sue for our 401k’s.
mattjb on
USDA *did* have that money. But it all went to Argentina.
Late-Dingo-8567 on
Which half?
They (CA) are joined by the attorneys general of Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the governors of Kansas, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania
Red_Ray_Skies on
I get why Red States aren’t joining this suit, but don’t they have just as much SNAP funding, per capita, as Blue States?
If Trump wants to be seen as a hero (and we all know he does) he can direct the USDA to fund SNAP for November with that $6 billion fund. You know, like they are supposed to.
mmliu1959demo on
Trump and his scorched earth term.
InfinityComplexxx on
This is the way. And it needs to be yelled from the mountain tops, the GOP is playing politics with YOUR Healthcare and YOUR food benefits. They are using humans as pawns to try and force the Dems to roll.
InAllThingsBalance on
> The government has been shut down for more than 27 days as of Tuesday, making it the second-longest federal closure in U.S. history. It’s only bested by a 35-day shutdown between 2018 and 2019 that occurred during Donald Trump’s first term.
Anyone want to take bets on whether Republicans will break that record?
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*And the other half thinks it’s Biden and Obama’s fault. The Republican’s/Trump are leveraging “poor” people going hungry as a punishment, in their effort to win the government shutdown fight, because they are the most politically powerless. How is that not evil?*
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” reads a [message](https://www.fns.usda.gov/) explicitly blaming Democrats on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website.”
“A coalition of 23 attorneys general and three governors are fighting for the latter, arguing that the USDA not only has the funds to continue feeding Americans via SNAP through the month of November—the USDA also has “both the authority and legal duty” to do so.”
“The agency held roughly $6 billion in contingency funds as of September 30, according to a USDA [Lapse of Funding Plan](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/fy2026-usda-lapse-plan.pdf) that acknowledged Congress’s intent to keep SNAP benefits fully operational through the government shutdown. Days later, USDA officials directed states to put an indefinite hold on the rollout of November benefits as the federal branch researched the potential reality of distributing its emergency funds. ”
“When states demanded an answer following weeks of silence, the USDA announced that it would be suspending SNAP benefits indefinitely. In a separate [memo](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2025.10.24%20usda-memo-on-snap-funding.pdf), USDA officials reversed course on their Lapse of Funding Plan, claiming that they actually were not authorized to use the $6 billion contingency fund to provide SNAP benefits, lest the agency need the cash to tackle a major natural disaster such as a hurricane or a tornado.”
Now the whiny little bitch is going to counter sue for our 401k’s.
USDA *did* have that money. But it all went to Argentina.
Which half?
They (CA) are joined by the attorneys general of Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the governors of Kansas, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania
I get why Red States aren’t joining this suit, but don’t they have just as much SNAP funding, per capita, as Blue States?
Good! Peoples lives are not a barganing chip
Red states, you too. You benefit too.
Explainer, if you don’t know what’s going on. TL;DR: Republicans can easily fund food stamps, they just refuse to. [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQVlx_MgDkh/?igsh=aDdia3l1YTFxdjlk](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQVlx_MgDkh/?igsh=aDdia3l1YTFxdjlk)
If Trump wants to be seen as a hero (and we all know he does) he can direct the USDA to fund SNAP for November with that $6 billion fund. You know, like they are supposed to.
Trump and his scorched earth term.
This is the way. And it needs to be yelled from the mountain tops, the GOP is playing politics with YOUR Healthcare and YOUR food benefits. They are using humans as pawns to try and force the Dems to roll.
> The government has been shut down for more than 27 days as of Tuesday, making it the second-longest federal closure in U.S. history. It’s only bested by a 35-day shutdown between 2018 and 2019 that occurred during Donald Trump’s first term.
Anyone want to take bets on whether Republicans will break that record?
And Nothing will happen