Gov. Maura Healey calls on Trump to release funds for SNAP recipients [View all]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: November 2, 2025 / 3:08 PM EST


Governor Maura Healey called on President Donald Trump to use the contingency funds for SNAP users during an interview on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. Healey said that the impact of SNAP cuts has been "devastating" for Americans, and that the reason Massachusetts joined 24 other states in suing the administration was to ensure those backup funds are used so people don't go hungry.

"It basically tells the President do what you're supposed to do, which is use the contingency funds that have been set aside for exactly this purpose, when there is a shutdown among other things, release those funds, continue the SNAP payments to our states. I strongly urge that. I hope it happens immediately on Monday. People in this country should not go hungry, and I think Americans don't want to see their brothers and sisters go hungry," Healey told Margaret Brennan.

She said that one in seven Massachusetts residents is on SNAP. "I mean, people across our state do not want to see people go hungry, but people woke up on Saturday morning not having access to their benefits."

As a result, Healey told Brennan that they had "advanced funding to our food pantries" and set up a United Way fund to help those who rely on benefits. She said that the fund has raised around $3 million so far.

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