The Trump administration attempted to soften the blow and political pain of the longest-ever government shutdown earlier this year by continuing to issue food stamps, a move that violated federal law, the Government Accountability Office concluded
Washington Thursday.
The GAO, a watchdog and non-political arm of Congress, said the decision violated the Antideficiency Act, which prohibits the executive government from spending money that Congress hasn't approved.The decision was one of several ways the administration sought to ease the pain or lessen the impacts of the shutdown. For example, it also tapped into special funding for national park improvements to bring in maintenance and other workers to keep some parks operating.
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