Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Massachusetts might order the federal government to tap emergency funds to pay for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November.
The SNAP program is out of money, which means recipients will start missing their monthly benefits distribution Saturday.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said Thursday she is likely to order the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide SNAP benefits for millions across the country, The Washington Post reported.
"Congress has put money in an emergency fund," Talwani said during a Thursday hearing. "It is hard for me to understand how this is not an emergency."
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