Arguing that the Trump administration is using the federal shutdown as a false pretext to illegally halt a key food assistance program, Oregon on Tuesday joined about two dozen other states and governors in a suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

With a pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for tens of millions of people set to take effect Nov. 1, the blame game is in full swing: The Trump administration blames Democrats for holding out with their demands, continuing the ongoing federal shutdown; and states like Oregon blame the Trump administration for failing to fund the program with money they argue has been made available for circumstances like these.

“This isn’t complicated—people need to eat,” said Oregon Attorney General Rayfield in a statement ann

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