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In reply to the discussion: People wanting the shutdown to continue into the holidays - who has 40 plus days of funding in reserve to survive on? [View all]Jack Valentino
(3,989 posts)61. That SNAP benefits will be funded through 9-26 is very good---
but the government is only funded through January 2026------
By then everyone who formerly was receiving increased Obamacare subsidies
should be well aware that they have lost them--- including the maggots---
so the Democrats will have another opportunity to raise the issue,
with leverage, prior to the midterm elections---
(and maybe we can work on the 'weak links' prior to that next deadline.....)
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People wanting the shutdown to continue into the holidays - who has 40 plus days of funding in reserve to survive on? [View all]
bigtree
13 hrs ago
OP
The Senate Democrats took the ONLY shot they had at preventing the deaths of tens of thousands.
pat_k
11 hrs ago
#30
With preparation more than 3 months but that didn't happen, Dem leadership did no prep work for
uponit7771
17 min ago
#93
We gained over a month of making the public aware that the repubs supported ending the subsidies
onenote
10 hrs ago
#57
I agree with much of what you said, people can't live without a paycheck forever...
Jack Valentino
11 hrs ago
#25
I do think the state of Michigan under Whitmer acted much more quickly,
Jack Valentino
11 hrs ago
#31
AND utilizes the 'Trump Justice' department to fight against court orders
Jack Valentino
11 hrs ago
#36
It didn't increase the funding for SNAP, but it guaranteed it through September 2026
onenote
10 hrs ago
#58
We also have the opportunity to raise the issue before people lose their insurance.
onenote
10 hrs ago
#63
It was NOT that 'obvious'---- there are quite a few swing state and swing district Republicans
Jack Valentino
11 hrs ago
#33
To a certain extent it was political theater. Or more aptly, political education
onenote
10 hrs ago
#60
I think it did a good job showing which party cares about people who need assistance
Skittles
10 hrs ago
#64
"What kind of party allows that to go into Thanksgiving and the rest, leaving them under the knife of the republicans"
Takket
11 hrs ago
#40
we had the power to remove those workers and their families out of the way of our politics
bigtree
10 hrs ago
#47