Reps. Emerson, Phelps, Sen. Smith: Community leaders urge Congress to protect food assistance and end shutdown

Reps. Emerson, Phelps, Sen. Smith: Community leaders urge Congress to protect food assistance and end shutdown

Trump’s Government Shutdown is Delaying Wisconsinites’ FoodShare Benefits Eau Claire, Wis. — Today, SNAP recipients, community advocates, and elected officials gathered in Eau Claire to call on Congressional Republicans to stop cuts to food assistance, permanently extend health care tax...

Rep. Levin discusses food assistance, health care as shutdown hits 1-month mark

Is the government any closer to opening up, or are our elected officials still at a standstill? Rep. Mike Levin joins NBC 7's Joey Safchik on Politically Speaking this week.

US bishops’ leader: Shutdown consequences ‘catastrophic’ for neediest

The U.S. federal government shutdown continues, with congressional lawmakers scrambling to keep food assistance to the neediest from expiring and military servicemembers bracing to go without pay, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling on legislators and the Trump administration to ensure funding of lifesaving programs. The federal government in the United States shut down at midnight between September 30 and October 1…

Will leaders wrest food from the mouths of babes?

Brinksmanship should not include the prospect of letting millions of children and the elderly go hungry in the wealthiest nation on earth. It also should not involve putting health care on the chopping block.

'Shouldn't have gotten this far to begin with': Maryland Rep. Mfume on shutdown

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume spoke on the C4 and Bryan Nehman Show Thursday morning. The congressman said the shutdown should not have lasted this long. “The reality is we shouldn’t have gotten this far to begin with,” Mfume said. “I mean, the Republican Party, with all due respect, cont…

Rep. Kiley Sponsors Legislation to Ensure Food Assistance Continues for Millions During Shutdown - Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News - The Community's News

Rep. Kiley Sponsors Legislation to Ensure Food Assistance Continues for Millions During Shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, legislation designed to ensure that families relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) continue receiving their benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. The […]