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Republicans battling behind scenes over funding SNAP during shutdown
Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to lapse this weekend.
Republicans have been unified throughout the shutdown in voting 13 times for a House-passed bill to reopen the government, but there are divisions on the SNAP issue, which could leave millions without crucial benefits.
Expiration of food assistance funding is expected to impact nearly 42 million A...
Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster
President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the "nuclear option" and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority.
"It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD,' and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump’s post came on the heels of a trip to Asia, where...
Murkowski votes ‘no’ on motion to adjourn to protest shutdown
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday voted against the Senate adjourning for the weekend as the monthlong government shutdown inches toward another week.
With the Senate adjourned, she called it "business as usual."
"This is a missed opportunity to stay in town and hammer out an agreement," Murkowski said in a post on the social media site X. "I asked to be recorded as a 'no' on the motion to adjourn. We shouldn’t be going home. Just ask the air traffic cont...
Senate GOP, Democrats looking for ‘off-ramp’ to end shutdown next week
Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to hammer out a proposal to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist Democrats argue behind the scenes that their party has successfully highlighted rising health care costs and it’s time to end the stalemate.
Shutdown fatigue on Capitol Hill is growing as the government stoppage approaches the one-month mark, and the pain is increasing.
With open enrollment for the Affordab...
Here are 6 ways the government shutdown could get worse for Americans
The government shutdown has left many federal workers furloughed, caused nationwide flight delays, left small businesses unable to access loans and put nonprofit services in jeopardy. It’s only expected to get worse.
As Congress remains deadlocked over passing a stopgap measure to reopen the government, thousands of Americans are at risk of losing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant...
Thune blasts Democrats on Senate floor over SNAP, shutdown: ‘This isn’t a political game’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) delivered a fiery floor speech Wednesday, chastising his Democratic colleagues for introducing legislation to fund SNAP benefits after consistently voting against a GOP proposal to reopen the government.
In remarks on the Senate floor, the Republican leader blasted the last-ditch effort to cover the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), whose funds are set to dry up this week, accusing Democrats of only now realizing “t...
Cruz says Greene becoming ‘very liberal,’ should be ignored
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on people Wednesday to stop listening to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and suggested her politics are moving leftward.
Greene's criticism of her fellow Republicans has escalated in recent days amid the government shutdown. Speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Cruz urged people to not "spend much time worrying about what Marjorie is saying."
"What I've found is that whenever an elected official decides that they are going to turn on...
GOP senator scolds Greene: ‘Present an option’ and ‘don’t just criticize what other people are doing’
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on Tuesday urged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to stop sharing criticism about GOP lawmakers' approach to solving the lapse in Affordable Care Act subsidies and present her own plan.
“If this is something she‘s passionate about, put pen to paper, write a bill, present an option,” Moreno said during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source.”
“Don‘t just criticize what other people are doing,” he added.
Moreno ...
Shutdown pain spikes this weekend, upping pressure on Congress to strike deal
The shutdown pain is set to spiral.
After four weeks when the real-world impacts of the budget impasse have been relatively limited, a series of deadlines governing a range of programs will converge at the turn of the month to send the effects of the shutdown well beyond the Beltway.
The D-Day moment, which hits this weekend, is poised to wallop groups as varied as military troops, patients on ObamaCare, kids in Head Start, and low-income families on food stamps.<...