Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a state disaster declaration to deal with the food security issue as a result of inaction on the federal budget in Washington D.C. The Governor will declare a 30 day disaster declaration that ensures food security in two ways for the thousands of Alaskan households that utilize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
“The administration has chosen to hold food for more than forty million vulnerable people hostage to try to force Democrats to capitulate without negotiations,” says one Georgetown law professor. Two federal judges have said the Trump administration cannot use the government shutdown to suspend food assistance for 42 million Americans. But hours into Saturday, when payments were due to be disbursed, […]
While governors provide temporary relief, “people all over the country, particularly rural families who will be the ones disproportionately harmed by Trump’s cruel games, are speaking out,” noted one petition organizer. As the Trump administration refuses to use existing federal funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, governors are stepping up to help the 42 million low-income Americans […]
“Do not go down in history as the first president to manufacture a hunger crisis in the richest country on Earth,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Release these funds.” Senate Democrats on Wednesday accused the Republican Party of “weaponizing hunger” after Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked an effort to pass a standalone bill to keep federal food assistance funded through November, and […]