Summary
A government shutdown affected the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with funding delays and reduced benefits for those who rely on it. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called the program corrupt and claimed to uncover fraud through data collection from some states. Some states refused to share this data, citing privacy laws.
Key Facts
- SNAP, a food assistance program, faced funding issues during a government shutdown.
- Brooke Rollins, the Agriculture Secretary, described SNAP as corrupt in a press conference.
- The Trump administration announced partial restoration of SNAP benefits, but they will be delayed and reduced.
- Rollins claimed an investigation into SNAP revealed fraud after collecting data from compliant states.
- 27 states, mostly Republican-led, provided their SNAP data to the USDA.
- Most states with Democratic governors refused to share their data, citing privacy concerns.
- A federal judge blocked the USDA from withholding funds from states that did not comply with the data request.
- SNAP benefits eligibility does not include undocumented immigrants.
