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There's certain government freebies that are coming to an end.
And a federal judge directed the Trump administration, because there's been a whole lot of hubbub about this.
A federal judge said to the Trump administration, you need to make use of emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits going.
And the White House said, no, it's not going to be tapping into other emergency funds.
And the administration said that it would send out reduced SNAP benefits and it might be delayed, but they'll still be available.
This is the crazy part.
I have to read this.
The White House noted that this emergency fund has $4.65 billion available for households, which is not enough to cover the full November benefits, which is expected to cost upward of $9 billion.
It costs $9 billion a month to feed these people?
And this is what they look like.
Watch.
It's really bad.
Danielle Grant is starving.
Desperate for food, nowhere to go.
Look at everyone in this line.
People say it's not going to do much.
They have families to feed and already struggled at the end of every month when they were receiving the full amount.
Meanwhile, others are worried hunger will drive crime rates up.
We don't know how much money will be reloaded onto people's cards and when that will be.
In Longwood, Lindsay Tanning, News 2.