Attorney General Charity Clark says the Trump administration’s demand over the weekend that states “undo” the disbursement of federal food aid benefits doesn’t affect Vermont.

Several states took steps to send out full Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits last week after court orders directed the U.S Department of Agriculture to use emergency reserves to support the program during the government shutdown.

As the Trump administration continues to challenge those rulings , the USDA issued a memo over the weekend demanding states “undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits” for November.

Clark said in an interview Monday that the USDA’s demand was aimed at states that disbursed federal money last week – but Vermont opted weeks ago to use its own money to

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