California attorney general Rob Bonta joins coalition fighting USDA's guidance on SNAP

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Several authorities attorneys wide are successful tribunal Monday, arguing against the USDA's astir caller guidance connected SNAP backing benefits.

Thursday, a national justice ordered the Trump medication to afloat money SNAP by Friday, prompting respective states, including California, to statesman issuing benefits.

Friday, the USDA indicated it was pursuing the order, saying, successful part, it would implicit the processes indispensable to marque funds available.

On Saturday, however, the section told states not to administer benefits and to instantly undo immoderate steps taken to contented SNAP benefits for November.

"USDA doesn't person the close to unit america to undo actions we took based connected its ain absorption and a tribunal order. USDA ne'er told america not to instrumentality the tenable steps we took to bash our portion to marque definite that benefits travel to radical who request them promptly," argued California Attorney General Rob Bonta Monday.

In effect to Saturday's guidance, a radical of attorneys wide -- including Bonta -- filed a further question for a impermanent restraining bid successful the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It is being heard by a national justice successful Boston connected Monday.

Action News asked Congressman David Valadao his presumption connected the USDA's caller guidance and Monday's tribunal hearing. He responded successful a statement:

"Over 200,000 of my constituents successful CA-22 person SNAP to assistance enactment nutrient connected their tables, and owed to the authorities shutdown, those funds were unluckily paused... While astir Senate Democrats were consenting to hazard nutrient insecurity for susceptible families conscionable to play politics, I'm grateful 8 voted connected a woody to reopen the authorities truthful those benefits tin commencement going retired again."