Some Americans began seeing this month’s food stamp benefits Friday, even as the Trump administration appealed a federal court ruling that required it to restart the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Shortly after a decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, ordering the government to restart the SNAP program by Friday, a number of states began announcing they would be issuing full SNAP benefits, NPR reported Friday.
The list included California, Oregon, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Some people woke up on Friday with the money already on the debit-like EBT cards they use to buy groceries.
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