""For the first time ever, SNAP benefits will not be available to the millions of low-income individuals who depend on them to put food on the table," Bonta said. "With the holidays around the corner, we are seeing costs for groceries continue to increase and food banks facing unprecedented demand. We are taking a stand because families will experience hunger and malnutrition if the Trump administration gets its way.""
"The lawsuit, announced Tuesday morning by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, marks the 45th time this year that California has taken the Trump administration to court over its policies, often joined by other Democratic governors and attorneys general. Many of those lawsuits, like this one, challenge moves by the White House to withhold funding to California and other states."
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts seeking to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture from suspending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during a government shutdown. The suit alleges the USDA still has sufficient funds to continue administering benefits and asks the court for a temporary restraining order to halt a suspension set to take effect Nov. 1. The filing warns that suspension would deny millions of low-income people access to food, increase demand on food banks, and worsen hunger ahead of the holidays. About 5.5 million Californians rely on SNAP, known as CalFresh, and 41 million Americans benefited from SNAP last year.
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