PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Gov. Dan McKee said that full SNAP benefits were issued to nearly 79,000 households on Saturday.

On Nov. 7 the Supreme Court issued an emergency order stopping the issuance of the benefits, after a lower court ruled they had to be released.

McKee issued the following statement on the benefit rollout:

The Trump Administration continues to fight its SNAP funding obligation in the courts, creating unnecessary uncertainty for states and the families who rely on this support. Unlike the Trump Administration, my Administration recognizes that that is a crisis for families and is not shirking its responsibility to help those in need.

That is why we are actively working on contingency plans if the USDA reneges on its Friday afternoon memo positioning states to prov

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