"I feel for all those federal workers who have missed two paychecks already, especially when most of them are living paycheck to paycheck, Charlamagne said. People are not getting their SNAP benefits. It's time to reopen the government. I don't care whose fault it was. Let's stop playing politics with people's lives. The current shutdown has gone for more than a month with Republicans and Democrats on a standstill over a continuing resolution to fund the government."
"The shutdown has led to a reduction in flights as air traffic controllers are going without pay. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) funding is also in an uncertain place as the Supreme Court blocked a lower court ruling this week ordering the administration to fully fund SNAP amid the shutdown. It's time to open the government back up, y'all. Dems, you had a great night last night."
Democrats were urged to abandon a prolonged standstill and vote to reopen the government so federal workers receive missed paychecks and federal assistance resumes. The shutdown has lasted more than a month while lawmakers remain deadlocked over a continuing resolution to fund the government. Democrats seek an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for support, and Republicans have refused. Air traffic controllers and other federal employees have gone without pay, causing reduced flights and economic strain for workers living paycheck to paycheck. SNAP funding remains uncertain after the Supreme Court blocked a lower court order to fully fund benefits amid the shutdown.
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