Connecticut and New York are suing to stop the Trump administration from suspending SNAP payments on Nov. 1. They’re joining 20 other states and the District of Columbia.

It’s illegal for Trump to stop SNAP food assistance payments to more than 42 million recipients nationwide because of the federal government shutdown, said Connecticut Attorney General Tong, at the announcement of the lawsuit at his office in Hartford on Tuesday.

“Trump can fix this right now by not breaking the law, by following the command of Congress. And that’s why we are suing him today,” Tong said.

“Donald Trump can say I’m going to fund SNAP. That is the quickest, the most efficient way to make this happen,” he said.

The government has a $6 billion contingency that could continue funding for SNAP, according to

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