Democrats and GOP Senators Unite to Protect SNAP Funding Amid Shutdown
TL;DR
Senate Democrats rejected a GOP-led stopgap to fund the government through November 21, as the shutdown persists with increasing impacts on military pay, food aid, and public safety, while Democrats demand negotiations on health care and SNAP funding before supporting a reopening.
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- Democrats launch alternative bill to save SNAP funding Politico
- Opinion | Josh Hawley: We Cannot Let 42 Million Americans Go Hungry The New York Times
- Democrats Propose Bill to Protect SNAP & WIC Amid Shutdown C-SPAN
- 10 GOP senators co-sponsor Hawley’s SNAP funding bill The Hill
- Tennessee Sen. Blackburn to support food program funding during shutdown Tennessee Lookout
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