Maryland leaders says SNAP recipients will soon receive full benefits

State leaders say Marylanders who receive SNAP food aid will receive their full benefits by Tuesday with the federal government back open.

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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump’s administration appealed a lower court decision to the Supreme Court in an attempt to keep SNAP payments frozen . The program helps feed 42 million Americans.

When the government reopened Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to take immediate steps to get food stamps to households for the rest of the month.

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