WASHINGTON -- Arizona and 24 other states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, accusing the Trump administration of illegally freezing food aid for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.

“This suspension of benefits doesn’t just take food off of family’s tables,” state Attorney General Kris Mayes said at a news conference in Phoenix. “It sucks a huge amount of money out of Arizona’s economy, and it hurts everyone along the food supply chain.”

Arizona officials seek SNAP solutions during shutdown

Attorney General Kris Mayes is asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to use $5 billion of a contingency fund.

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