Government Shutdown Updates
The government shutdown has reached Day 24 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend.
Impact on Food Aid
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addressed concerns about millions of Americans potentially losing access to food aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on November 1 if the shutdown continues.
"not a single American should go hungry" on November 1
Jeffries noted that the program has an "emergency contingency fund" of about $5 billion that could be used to continue paying benefits.
Political Impasse
"The challenge that we confront right now is that Donald Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are trying to weaponize hunger in order to jam their extreme right-wing policies in their spending bill down the throats of the American people,"
Jeffries criticized Republicans for trying to "weaponize hunger" to push their policies.
Author's summary: Shutdown hits Day 24 with no deal.
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