Press Release: 11/3/2025

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

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

11/03/2025

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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.