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Norfolk, VA – Jay Jones, Democratic nominee for Virginia Attorney General, released the following statement in response to two federal district courts preventing the Trump administration from withholding federal funding for SNAP benefits through the government shutdown. Trump-endorsed Attorney General Jason Miyares sided with Trump and refused to join one of the lawsuits alongside 23 attorneys general, nor any of the previous 50 lawsuits attorneys general used to protect their states from harmful federal policies and overreach.
“Today, two federal district court judges rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to cut billions of dollars in SNAP funding and put millions of Americans at risk of going hungry.
“Twenty-three attorneys general fought to protect their states from Trump’s harmful policies and ensure kids have enough to eat. Where was Jason Miyares? Siding with Trump and spending the week campaigning alongside other Republican AGs instead of doing his job and defending the more than 850,000 Virginians who rely on food assistance.
“Virginians deserve better than an Attorney General who turns a blind eye to extreme federal overreach and chaos 50 times. As Attorney General, I will always put Virginians first.”
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