(The Hill) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could restart as soon as this week.

“There's a process that has to be followed, so we’ve got to figure out what the process is,” Bessent told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits.”

“So, it could be done by Wednesday?” Tapper asked.

“Could be,” Bessent replied.

On Friday, Trump signaled he would fund SNAP if pointed in “the appropriate legal direction” after a federal judge directed officials to use an emergency fund for the program. The administration was previously adamant that it would not utilize these funds amid the over four-week-long government shutdown.

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