All Massachusetts residents eligible so far this month for federal government food assistance have received their full SNAP benefits, Gov. Maura Healey said Monday afternoon.

“My message to every SNAP recipient out there is this: Forget the noise that you’re hearing from Donald Trump . Forget the noise about further appeals to the Supreme Court,” Healey said at a press conference in her office. “I want you to know, because of the actions that we took, SNAP benefits have been restored to your cards. Go out and buy the food that you need to feed your family.”

A flurry of court action s surrounding the delivery of SNAP benefits has continued to create turmoil around the federal program amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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