Have we really come to this? We’re continuing a government shutdown, and we’re cutting poor families off SNAP food benefits?
These aren’t abstract policy points. They’re groceries for real families.
Democrats control enough Senate seats to block any funding bill, and they’re using that power. They want healthcare subsidies extended for 24 million people. That’s important, absolutely. But while they hold firm on principle, refrigerators are starting to run empty. Not only for those who use SNAP, but also for all families not receiving a paycheck during the shutdown.
It looks like these families who use SNAP will get half the normal amount at some point this month, despite
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