As 1.8 million New York City residents brace for their food assistance to be cut off this Saturday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday over its decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
James and a coalition of 25 other state leaders and governors argue that the USDA’s refusal to issue November SNAP payments to more than 40 million Americans, including nearly three million across New York state, is illegal and will leave countless families without the resources to buy food.
