In a statement that cuts through the bureaucratic red tape, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel laid down clear concern after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicated it will comply with a court order to provide only limited SNAP benefits this November. According to an announcement from the Michigan state government, the USDA's decision comes as a result of a legal scuffle, one that involves over a million Michigan residents relying on this assistance to bridge their daily sustenance.
Waiting for the federal government to decide on their next meal, "Roughly 42 million Americans – including more than a million Michiganders – depend on these benefits to feed their families," stated Nessel. The partial SNAP benefits, deserved by so many, now have been delayed, caught in the tangle of legal and administrative proceedings. "The delay in partial benefits is entirely of the Trump administration’s own making," Nessel pointed out when stressing the needless nature of this funding fiasco, as per the Michigan Department of Attorney General website.
The USDA, now tasked with explaining how the remaining $5.25 billion in contingency funds will be divvied up, is expected to lay out the roadmap for allocation soon. As Michiganders and others across the nation anticipate the specifics of their lifeline, the roundabout process dictates SNAP recipients cannot access these funds until all bureaucratic boxes have been checked and kicked down the road.
Attorney General Nessel has pledged to keep pushing for speedy resolution and full compliance by the USDA. "I will continue to work to ensure that USDA fulfills its legal obligations and that Michigan families receive the benefits they need," she assured on the Michigan Department of Attorney General, laying bare her commitment in a prepared statement.
