OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 22 other attorneys general, along with three governors, are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

On October 1, the federal government shutdown began. On October 10, the USDA sent a letter to state SNAP agencies saying if the shutdown continued, there wouldn't be enough funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for families across the nation.

AG Brown says the USDA has billions of dollars in SNAP-specific contingency funds appropriated by Congress and has continued to fund other programs with emergency funds during the shutdown.

“SNAP benefits help ensure that nearly a million Washingtonians – seniors, children, and people living with disabilities – have en

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