The Brief

PHOENIX - Governor Katie Hobbs is calling on the Trump administration to use billions in the SNAP contingency fund to provide food assistance for Arizonans before people lose access due to the government shutdown.

What we know:

In a press release on Oct. 27, the Arizona governor urged the federal government to use the $6 billion for nearly one million Arizona residents who will lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1, including more than 31,000 veterans.

In 2024, one million Arizonans relied on SNAP benefits each month.

According to Gov. Hobbs, the withholding of the funds comes after President Trump said he would cut "Democratic programs," as a way to get leverage in shutdown negotiations.

She wrote a letter to the Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins ,

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