After U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Sides with Trump Administration, Attorney General Bonta Vows to Continue Fighting for Full SNAP Benefits

OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision yesterday to grant the Trump Administration's request to block a lower court's order requiring full funding of November SNAP benefits. Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied a similar effort by the Administration, as Attorney General Bonta urged the First Circuit to do.

"We can't lose focus of what the Trump Administration is doing: Rushing to the courts to avoid fully funding November SNAP benefits. They might be fine with more than 41 million low-income individuals experiencing hunger, but I'm not okay with that. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Especially as the holidays approach, we should be extending compassion to our neighbors in need. This fight is far from over - the U.S. Supreme Court's order is temporary and procedural - and my fellow attorneys general and I, along with others, will continue to fight for full November SNAP benefits."

A copy of the U.S. Supreme Court's order can be found here.