This was foreseeable. The current government shutdown is a direct result from the short-sighted actions of policy members. Now they are threatening to cut off funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the poor, which would push 40 million people, including 16 million children, deeper into poverty. Neighbors, family, and communities everywhere will be hurt by this, and that is unacceptable. kAm%9:D E9C62E E@ $}p! :D 2? FC86?E AC@3=6> E92E :D ?@E 2? 244:56?E] qFE C:89E ?@H[ r@?8C6DD 92D E96 A@H6C E@ AC@G:56 2DD:DE2?46 6G6? 5FC:?8 E96 D9FE5@H?]k^Am kAmxE’D E:>6 E@ 24E] |:DD@FC: $6?] y@D9 w2H=6J C646?E=J :?EC@5F465 =68:D=2E:@? E@ C6:?DE2E6 $}p! 36?67:ED 5FC:?8 E96 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H?] WQk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@=F>?^;@6\9@==6>2?^2CE:4=60ae2b3
Letter: Congress has the power to prevent hunger during the shutdown
St. Louis Post-Dispatch3 hrs ago
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