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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In the toughest rebuke connected the president since important SNAP benefits ran retired connected November 1, a U.S. national justice ordered the Trump Administration to afloat reinstate SNAP nutrient benefits to Americans arsenic soon arsenic Friday.
In a tribunal filing, Trump's Department of Justice stated it would entreaty the judge's decision.
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On Thursday night, captious benefits started to rotation successful for places similar California.
Those funds arriving onto EBT cards for implicit 5 cardinal Californians, providing much-needed alleviation arsenic galore spell without nutrient assistance for a sixth day.
"With 30 percent of households successful my territory relying connected SNAP, it is captious that the Administration conscionable its ineligible and motivation obligations," U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., said successful a statement. "Taking nutrient distant from hardworking families successful my territory is not conscionable unlawful, it's callous and immoral."
The Fresno City Council is taking enactment and approving $250,000 for the Central California Food Bank with a unanimous 7-0 vote.
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The solution was introduced by Councilmember Nelson Esparza and Mayor Jerry Dyer.
"Despite the tribunal ruling, this remains the close happening to do. To beryllium portion of the information nets that catches those residents who whitethorn different autumn done the cracks this month," Esparza said.
On October 30, councilmember Esparza donated $50,000 to enactment 200,000 meals for Fresno families without SNAP nutrient benefits.
Esparza's donation comes from his ain district's operating budget. The metropolis past contributed $200,000 of its ain money, pulled from its wide fund.
The 2 bundled unneurotic make the full $250,000 donation by the metropolis council.
"What I privation to cognize is who, how, erstwhile and where. I privation details to however that 4th cardinal dollars volition beryllium spent from metropolis taxpayers," councilmember Miguel Arias said.
"The thought that $250,000 is going to hole the occupation successful Fresno is conscionable not going to beryllium the case," Fresno metropolis manager Georgeanne White said. "So to get arsenic overmuch retired to arsenic galore radical arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable was the goal,For quality updates, travel Christina Lopez connected surely from the administration's perspective."
The metropolis says that cheque for $250,000 would beryllium delivered to the Central California Food Bank arsenic soon arsenic Monday.
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