(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis rallied support for the state’s charitable food network Monday to brace for need driven by stalled federal payments toward the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or SNAP.
Following Gov. Josh Shapiro’s emergency declaration that freed up $5 million in state funding to support food banks, two federal judges ruled against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of 25 states and governors, including Shapiro.
“It should not have taken a lawsuit to make the federal government use available funding for SNAP benefits,” said Davis at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. “Now that the courts have ruled, I encourage the Trump Administration to follow the law, listen to the courts and pay up.”…