A State of Emergency was declared in Maryland as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to lapse on November 1, Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday.

The move allows the governor to distribute $10 million to food banks and other supporting organizations across the state.

"We need to move quickly to make sure we are getting the most support to those most in need," Moore said during a news conference.

Gov. Moore said 680,000 people rely on the assistance throughout Maryland.

"I understand the weight of what it means to put this state under a state of emergency, particularly when the state of emergency is not a natural disaster, when it is a human-made one," Gov. Moore said. "It is a Washington-made one. It is a Trump administration-made one."

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