{"id":20899,"date":"2025-10-31T03:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=20899"},"modified":"2025-10-31T03:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:18:47","slug":"schumer-caves-on-key-issue-amid-ongoing-democrat-shutdown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=20899","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Caves on Key Issue Amid Ongoing Democrat Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will support Republican Sen. Josh Hawley\u2019s bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday, tomorrow, if [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune would put it on the floor, it would pass overwhelmingly,\u201d Schumer said at a Capitol Hill press conference, The Hill\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hawley\u2019s legislation, titled the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, would ensure benefits continue until the shutdown ends.<\/p>\n

The Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, has warned that millions of low-income Americans could lose access to food assistance beginning Saturday if Congress does not act.<\/p>\n

The bill has ten Republican co-sponsors: Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Bernie Moreno of Ohio, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Katie Britt of Alabama, Jon Husted of Ohio, and John Cornyn of Texas.<\/p>\n

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