Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Saturday called out the impacts government shutdownThat includes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits not being released for at least November is “wrong.”
Speaking with Lara Trump on Fox News”my perspective,” Fetterman said he doesn’t care “who’s behind the shutdown,” adding, “It’s always wrong, and here we are.”
“I actually led the charge in March, and we came up with enough votes to keep our government open,” Fetterman said. “And I did. I got blowback, but I say, ‘Hey, it’s the right thing,’ and I stick to that. I came back here in October and I’m saying the same thing. It’s always wrong.”
He emphasized that democrat And Republicans should negotiate about extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits before they expire at the end of the year, but only while the government is open.
“You may have a great goal, but [a government shutdown] This is the wrong strategy, and I can never vote for it,” Fetterman added.
The Pennsylvania Democrat also called on President Trump’s daughter-in-law and former Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump to refuse to shut down the government and risk food insecurity for 42 million Americans, whether they are in red or blue counties.
“Republicans and Democrats get hungry, and they need [SNAP benefits] And they deserve that kind of support,” he said. “And I refuse to engage in bad political theater. “I think it’s a betrayal of one of our core responsibilities.”
At one point during the interview, he called Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) “an honorable man.”
Due to the shutdown, Americans who Rely on SNAP benefits They won’t receive them until the government reopens.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on friday The Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not have enough money in the emergency fund reserved for emergencies such as natural disasters, and said the department was legally prohibited from using that fund.
However, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay for SNAP benefits. Trump himself told That it will fund SNAP, except that benefits will be delayed for the month of November.
“Our government lawyers don’t think we have the legal authority to pay for SNAP with the little money we have available, and now two courts have issued conflicting opinions on what we can and can’t do,” Trump said.Posted on Truth Social,
He added, “I don’t want Americans to go hungry just because radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and reopen the government.” “Therefore, I have instructed my attorneys to ask the Court to clarify how we can defund SNAP as quickly as legally possible.”
