Dems Keep SNAP Recipients Without Food, Vote for Shutdown for 14th Time in a Row
The government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, continuing after the Senate failed for the 14th time to pass a continuing resolution. The latest vote was 54-44, short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. The shutdown began on October 1, with Democrats blaming President Trump and Senate Republicans, even though the votes needed to end the shutdown largely depend on their own party members.
Millions of Americans reliant on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits have been affected,as these benefits ended recently. A federal ruling requires President Trump to find alternative funding for this aid. democrats have criticized Republicans for letting low-income americans and children go without food assistance,though the article suggests that SNAP has issues with fraud and misuse and argues the program needs reform.
The Democrats’ opposition to reopening the government is tied to their demand for extending Obamacare subsidies, making this a political standoff driven by what the article describes as greed and a lust for power rather than admirable principles. The ongoing shutdown is likened to a hostage situation, with Democrats hoping that their narrative blaming Republicans will help them in the 2026 midterm elections. However, the piece contends that the public will ultimately see the shutdown as a Democrat-led crisis.
The government shutdown continues after breaking the record for longest shutdown in our nation’s history.
Tuesday saw a continuing resolution fail for the 14th time in the Senate.
According to Just The News, that vote was 54-44. 60 votes are needed to invoke cloture per the rules of the filibuster.
The shutdown started Oct. 1 with Democrats trying to shift the blame to President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans despite those last few votes needed to come from their own party.
On Saturday, USA Today reported SNAP benefits ended for millions of Americans who were reliant on that program for food aid. Now, a federal ruling says Trump must find that money elsewhere.
Along with their pointing the finger at Trump and Republicans, SNAP benefits are something Democrats have also taken aim over.
How could those awful Republicans let millions of needy, low-income Americans and their children starve?
Never mind the fact that SNAP is likely wrought with corruption. It should be a safety net for those who actually need the help, not the people who are lazy and have grown accustomed to government support, now lamenting its departure.
SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, along with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, should be reformed — but notice how Democrats are looking at the situation.
They would trade SNAP for the votes needed to see their vision through. Their opposition to the government reopening stems from an insistence on extending Obamacare subsidies.
They remain steadfast in their principles.
It’s too bad none of those principles are admirable ones; rather they’re merely greed and lust for power.
Do things the Democrats’ way or the country will suffer.
This shutdown feels more like a hostage situation by disagreeable children the longer it drags on.
That liberal party thinks if they keep repeating this same story, the voter will buy it. It is that momentum they think will carry them into the 2026 midterm.
Democrats rely on the misconception that the average person will not look up the most basic information about filibuster rules to see why that record was set.
This plan is going to backfire. This is a Democrat shutdown and that’s how voters will remember it.
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