(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday he is continuing to push for federal emergency contingency funding to restore millions of Californians’ food benefits as the federal government shutdown continues.

California National Guard members worked on sorting and packing food behind Bonta as he talked about the suit during a news conference at Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

He said he expects the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, where he and 22 other attorneys general and three governors filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to rule in their favor.

“We think our arguments were very well-received by the judge,” Bonta said. “The judge also is very clear about the urgency and time sensitivity, so we do expect an ord

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