Van Hollen after SNAP ruling: Trump administration ‘tried to use hungry kids as political pawns’
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and other Democrats slammed the Trump administration Friday after a judge ordered the federal government to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday rejected arguments that the emergency funds can be used only for hurricanes or other uncontrollable…
