On the 39th day of the government shutdown , senators met to discuss a Democratic proposal to reopen the government, which includes Republicans agreeing to extend health care tax credits by one year.

Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott expressed opposition to the proposal, stating, "We voted 14 times. Republicans have voted to open the government and Democrats voted to shut down the government."

Meanwhile, families and the elderly who rely on federal dollars for food are not receiving payments. Although the Trump administration was ordered to fully fund SNAP, a temporary pause was placed on the $4 billion intended for it after the issue was taken to the Supreme Court.

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer criticized the Republicans' handling of the shutdown, saying, "For this administration to

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