To say Republicans botched the government shutdown they caused would be an understatement.
Republicans have a decades-long history of instigating government shutdowns, without having any idea how to get out of them.
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Traditionally, Republicans have caused the shutdown, then waited for Democrats to bail them out.
In 2025, Democrats are taking a stand on health care and demanding that Republicans use their control of the federal government to make it happen.
Funding for SNAP and WIC expires on November 1. The Trump administration, under its own USDA guidelines, has the authority to use a $5 billion emergency fund to finance SNAP. So far they have refused to do so and have not offered any other solution.
The looming SNAP crisis is gaining attention, and Senate Democrats just turned up the heat on Trump, Johnson and Thune with new legislation that would require funding for SNAP and WIC.
The Republicans know that all these deadlines are approaching, but they are systematically outwitted by the Democrats.
The latest Democratic measure is to introduce the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025.