US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, October 29, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

The Issue: The five-week government shutdown’s effect on government services such as SNAP benefits.

The American people are suffering, but the men and women we elected don’t seem to have our best interests in mind ( “Dems play hunger game,” Oct. 29).

They’re using this as a power play — but the stakes they’re playing with are much too high, and they are crippling the people who voted for them.

At present, it appears that the Democratic Party, spearheaded by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, is sitting back, watching as their constituents suffer.

Ilene Simon

Old Bridge, NJ

Millions of struggling Americans

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