Attorney General Jeff Jackson will visit Wilmington to discuss SNAP benefits
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson plans to visit Wilmington Thursday to discuss SNAP benefits.
Jackson plans to talk about his lawsuit to protect SNAP and encourage people to donate to their local food banks.
On Tuesday, Jackson sued the USDA for withholding November SNAP funds from states during the government shutdown.
“Nearly 600,000 children in our state could be without food in a few days because USDA is playing an illegal game of shutdown politics,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “They have emergency money to help feed children during this shutdown, and they’re refusing to spend it. I warned them last week that I would take them to court if they tried to hurt our kids, and today that’s what we’re doing.”
Jackson adds they’re withholding food assistance for 1.4 million North Carolinians including nearly 600,000 children and more than 40,000 who are under 18-months-old.
