Two federal judges ruled that the U.S. government must use emergency funds to issue food stamp benefits!
A federal judge in Massachusetts, Indira Talwani, ruled that the government needs to use billions of dollars in emergency funds to help pay part of the food stamp benefits, which will expire tomorrow due to the federal government shutdown.
Subsequently, a federal judge in Rhode Island, John Michael McConnell, also made the same decision.
"There is no doubt that the $6 billion in emergency funds is appropriated, and there is no doubt that it is essential for the operation of this program."
The two rulings overturned a controversial decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it could not use the $5.3 billion in emergency funds to help pay for food assistance during a one-month government shutdown.
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