BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON COURT RULINGS ORDERING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SOME SNAP BENEFITS

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after federal courts ordered the Trump Administration to continue providing some benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown:

"While I welcome this court order, it's only a temporary stop gap- a band aid on a deeper, gaping wound. Millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table- a harsh reality that President Trump has abjectly failed to recognize, and Republicans have made worse by refusing to work with Democrats on reopening the government and providing access to health care. The Administration is forcing Americans to make unconscionable choices, like whether to feed a hungry child or to take them to a doctor for medical treatment. Americans see through this cruelly malign strategy- inflicting pain to maximize political pressure. They're using our most vulnerable Americans as political pawns."

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