I'm going to post this again on SNAP because this words differently from CNN.
This is NBC. It's saying administration would pay full benefits "for time being while appeal plays out."
Later the appeals court denied administration request to pause yesterday's court ruling ordering full benefits immediately
Trump administration says it will fully fund SNAP while court appeal plays out
An appeals court later denied the administration's request for an emergency pause on a judge's order to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The Trump administration told states on Friday that the Agriculture Department will immediately begin funding SNAP benefits in full while its appeal of a federal judge's order to do so makes its way through the courts.
In a memo obtained by NBC News, Patrick Penn, the deputy undersecretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, informed states that the USDA “will complete the processes necessary” to fully issue SNAP benefits for the time being. The funds could be available later Friday, the memo said.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell on Thursday afternoon ordered the administration to deliver full payments to states by Friday, chastising it for delays that he said have likely caused SNAP recipients to go hungry.
On Friday morning, the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court for an emergency pause on the judge's order. The administration said in a court filing that because of the government shutdown, there is only enough money to pay partial benefits in November.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night denied the administration's request to halt McConnell's order. The ruling means the Agriculture Department must pay SNAP benefits in full for the month of November, starting Friday.
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