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Ranking Member Angie Craig Blasts President Trump Over Threat to Illegally Withhold November SNAP Benefits Despite Court Order

  • Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota smiles in her official portrait.

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after President Trump suggested he would not comply with the orders of two U.S. District Courts to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November.

“The president is not a king. He is not free to disregard the rule of law whenever it becomes politically inconvenient for him. The Trump administration must comply with recent court orders to fund SNAP in November for millions of hungry seniors, children, veterans and the disabled. If he had an ounce of compassion, he would instruct his agriculture secretary to use her transfer authority to fully fund the rest of this critical food assistance program, too. My Republican colleagues must stand up to this lawlessness and unequivocally demand that the president disburse SNAP benefits as is required by law.”

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