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US Officials Ask Court to Keep Food Aid on Hold Despite Deal
An EBT sign is displayed at a grocery store in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York on Oct. 30.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration urged the US Supreme Court to keep $4 billion in food aid for low-income families on hold until Congress approves a bill to re-open the government.
The filing came Monday as the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would end the budget impasse and provide full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for its 42 million recipients.