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McConnell ordered that the administration use Section 32 funds to make up the difference between the 65% of benefits the administration planned to pay by using the contingency fund and the full value of the benefits.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order directing the administration to provide full SNAP benefits, rejecting its attempt to limit payments to what was available in a contingency fund.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that the administration needed to at least partially fund the benefits using an agency contingency fund of about $5 billion.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The decision came after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the USDA last week to either start providing full November benefits to recipients or partial benefits if the agency opts to only draw on SNAP’s contingency fund.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The current plan appears to use nearly all of the about $6 billion in the contingency fund, which is typically set aside for disasters or other unexpected needs.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, pointed out that there is a contingency fund for SNAP that should be dipped into to help SNAP beneficiaries.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order directing the administration to provide full SNAP benefits, rejecting its attempt to limit payments to what was available in a contingency fund.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that the administration needed to at least partially fund the benefits using an agency contingency fund of about $5 billion.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The decision came after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the USDA last week to either start providing full November benefits to recipients or partial benefits if the agency opts to only draw on SNAP’s contingency fund.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The current plan appears to use nearly all of the about $6 billion in the contingency fund, which is typically set aside for disasters or other unexpected needs.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, pointed out that there is a contingency fund for SNAP that should be dipped into to help SNAP beneficiaries.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Contingency fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20fund. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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