SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Tuesday that Oregon has joined a coalition of 21 other states and three governors in filing a lawsuit against the USDA and its secretary, Brooke Rollins, for suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the ongoing federal government shutdown .

The lawsuit argues that the USDA’s decision to halt SNAP benefits, which help more than 40 million Americans afford food, is unlawful, unnecessary, and cruel.

“This isn’t complicated – people need to eat,” said Rayfield. “If these benefits stop, thousands of Oregonians will be left wondering how to put food on the table. The USDA has the authority and the money to keep SNAP running, and refusing to do so is both illegal and deeply cruel.”

The lawsuit fo

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