SNAP福利又現轉折 Healey州長責：只發一部分 川普回：政府不重開發放無據

麻州州長Maura Healey抨擊川普總統，同意發SNAP，卻只發一部分，罔顧人民生存。
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         （Boston Orange綜合編譯）在川普政府11月3日向法院匯報，將動用緊急資金支付11月份的SNAP（補充營養援助計劃）福利後，麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）發表聲明，直指該筆資金僅能部分涵蓋SNAP福利的全部金額，但川普政府卻已聲明不會動用現有的數十億美元第32條緊急資金來彌補全部缺口。

奚莉州長說，「川普政府剛剛承認了人們一直以來都知道的事實——錢一直都在，總統原本可以用這錢來防止美國人挨餓。人們及家庭不應該承受這樣的痛苦，川普總統也不應該要等法院下令，才肯像以前的每一任總統那樣，為美國家庭提供食物」。

川普政府的農業部在11月3日宣佈，將動用約55億美元的應急基金，以支付11月份的SNAP福利。但聯邦政府每月約需花費90億元來支付SNAP福利，所以這55億元只能付了實際所需的一半左右，

奚莉州長指出，川普政府還未告知各州將獲得多少SNAP資金以及何時發放。過渡援助部將盡快向SNAP受益人提供信息，包括透過mass.gov/SNAPupdates網站。有關面臨飢餓的家庭如何獲得幫助以及如何幫助有需要的鄰居的信息，請訪問mass.gov/SNAPfreeze網站。

川普總統在Truth Media上貼文，說除非政府開門，否則不能合法
發SNAP。（翻攝自Truth Media)

川普總統在社交媒體Truth Media上發文，説“我們的政府律師認為我們沒有法律授權用現有資金支付SNAP（補充營養援助計劃）的費用，而現在兩家法院就我們能做什麼和不能做什麼給出了相互矛盾的意見。我不想讓美國民眾挨餓，只因為激進的民主黨人拒絕做正確的事情，拒絕重新開放政府。因此，我已經指示我們的律師請求法院盡快澄清我們如何合法地為SNAP提供資金。由於民主黨人讓政府在每月付款日之前一直關閉，SNAP的發放已經被耽擱了足夠長的時間，即使我們立即得到指導，各州也需要時間來籌集資金，因此發放仍然會受到影響。如果法院給予我們適當的法律指導，我將非常榮幸地提供資金，就像我之前為軍人和執法人員支付工資一樣。民主黨人應該停止這種為了自身政治目的而傷害民眾的鬧劇，立即重新開放政府。如果您正在使用SNAP福利，請致電參議院的民主黨人，告訴他們立即重新開放政府！這是「愛哭鬼」查克舒默的辦公室電話號碼：（202）224-6542”。

路透社形容，這是川普在說，除非政府重新開門，這筆SNAP福利，就無法開始發放。

Governor Healey Issues Statement after Court Ruling Forces Donald Trump to Feed American Families 

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement after the Trump Administration said that, following a Court order, they would use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits in November. This funding only partially covers the full amount of SNAP benefits, but the Trump Administration has stated that they will not use the billions in Section 32 contingency funds that are available and would cover the full gap. 

“The Trump Administration just admitted what we have known all along – this funding was available this entire time and the President could have been using it to prevent American families from going hungry. Families should never have been put through this, and it shouldn’t have taken a Court order to force President Trump to feed American families like every president before him,” said Governor Healey. “The Trump Administration is now committing to using contingency funding to at least partially cover SNAP benefits. We are awaiting clarity on how much and when those benefits will be made available. But the President should not stop there. President Trump should commit to fully funding SNAP benefits and make these full benefits available as soon as possible. I’m grateful for Attorney General Campbell and her colleagues for their work to secure this Court order and make sure American families don’t go hungry.” 

The Trump Administration still has not informed states about how much SNAP funding they will get and when it will be made available. The Department of Transitional Assistance will provide information to SNAP recipients as soon as possible, including at mass.gov/SNAPupdates. Information for how families facing hunger can get help and how to help your neighbors in need can be found at mass.gov/SNAPfreeze.