"Poverty is not red or blue, it is not a Republican or Democrat issue, Rollins said. It doesn't matter who you voted for or even if you voted. If you are in a position where you can't feed your family, and you're relying on that $187 a month for an average family in the SNAP program, we have failed you."
"That was a nice save by the speaker there, Hayes said sarcastically. We have failed you, meaning we, the Democrats.' But you know, at some level, she's right. Like, there is some enormous failure here, both that so many Americans are in a position where they depend on this to make ends meet, and the idea that this shutdown could imperil those funds."
"Well, one, there's a failure because we don't have a living wage in this country, and we're subsidizing corporations to pay starvation wages while taxpayers are providing these benefits. That's the real failure. But, you know, I've seen Mike Johnson everywhere other than in Congress."
Mike Johnson and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed a potential lapse in SNAP funding amid a partial government shutdown. Rollins said poverty transcends party lines and called reliance on roughly $187 monthly SNAP benefits a sign of failure. Johnson attempted to shift blame toward Democrats by suggesting Rollins meant 'we, the Democrats.' MSNBC host Chris Hayes and Rep. Ro Khanna reacted, with Khanna blaming low wages and corporate subsidy of starvation pay while taxpayers provide benefits. The shutdown began Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass a Republican funding bill; Democrats seek extension of ACA premium subsidies expiring Dec. 3.
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