California Attorney General Rob Bonta responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant the Trump Administration’s request to temporarily block a lower court order that would have required full funding of November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The decision follows an earlier move by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which denied a similar request from the Trump Administration. Bonta had previously urged the First Circuit to reject the administration’s effort.
In his statement, Bonta said, “We can’t lose focus of what the Trump Administration is doing: Rushing to the courts to avoid fully funding November SNAP benefits. They might be fine with more than 41 million low-income individuals experiencing hunger, but I’m not okay with that. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Especially as the holidays approach, we should be extending compassion to our neighbors in need. This fight is far from over — the U.S. Supreme Court’s order is temporary and procedural — and my fellow attorneys general and I, along with others, will continue to fight for full November SNAP benefits.”
A copy of the U.S. Supreme Court’s order is available online.
