Andrew Cuomo, the former governor running for mayor of New York City, said he will privately raise funds to support local food pantries if federal food stamp funding lapses.
Two judges ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must tap contingency funds to cover November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was slated to run out of money due to the monthlong government shutdown in Washington. Yet uncertainty looms over how quickly the payments can reach recipients this month, and the contingency fund is only expected to keep the program afloat for a few more weeks.
Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary for mayor to socialist Zohran Mamdani, promised to help if the food stamp program stops operating
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