Schumer Shutdown

The Trump administration announced that it would be doling out full SNAP benefits for the month of November.

Breitbart Texas observed a flurry of activity at one of Texas’s largest food bank operations as the number of those in need of assistance during the longest-running government shutdown has increased by 50 percent. The San Antonio Food Bank, a nonprofit organization, has seen a 50,000-resident increase in those requiring assistance each week during the shutdown.

President Donald Trump called on Senate Democrats on day 36 of the shutdown to “stop playing games with people’s lives” and reopen the federal government.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that if the government shutdown continues next week, “certain parts of the airspace” may be closed.

The White House will launch a website on Monday night exposing criminal illegal aliens, including murderers, rapists, and burglars, who have received taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits, Breitbart News has learned. 

President Donald Trump said Friday he has instructed government lawyers to seek immediate court guidance on how to legally continue payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the ongoing government shutdown, as the program faces imminent funding delays while Democrats refuse to pass a clean spending bill.

It is clear that the Democrat government shutdown is “entirely political,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said on Breitbart News Daily.

The Washington Post editorial board wrote Wednesday that Congress should fund the government for a full year, as otherwise families could “go hungry” as key programs such as food stamps may soon expire.

Congressional staff were informed they would not receive their next paychecks on October 31 as the government shutdown continues.

A Massachusetts constituent is calling out Democrat Whip Katherine Clark after the congresswoman admitted that “families are going to suffer” during the government shutdown but defended it as “one of the few leverage times we have.”

Sen. John Fetterman said he is “dismayed” that his party is “playing chicken” with food security in the Democrat government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had to furlough approximately 4,000 employees and is unable to advance certain important projects due to the government shutdown, with Administrator Lee Zeldin accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) of fighting “for a far-left activist base.”

The chaplain of the U.S. Senate blasted lawmakers in his opening prayer on day 27 of the government shutdown, saying that “no gold medals are given for breaking shutdown records.”

Several illegal aliens, convicted of sex crimes and attempted murder, have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in Medicaid benefits.

President Donald Trump again called on Democrats to fund the government on Monday, Day 26 of the government shutdown.

The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union in the country representing federal employees, is calling on lawmakers to end the shutdown.

Reclusive billionaire and longtime Trump ally Timothy Mellon has been identified as the anonymous donor who contributed $130 million to the federal government to help pay U.S. military personnel during the ongoing Democrat-led government shutdown.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is blaming President Trump for the government shutdown’s impact on food stamps, accusing him of “withholding the money.”

Democrats are making history but doing it for the wrong reasons, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on the 22nd day of the Democrat shutdown.

Democrats will get the 12th opportunity to open the government on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during a press conference on the 20th day of the Democrat shutdown.

Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) officials alerted more than 3.5 million low-income residents — including 1.7 million children — that November food benefits will be cut off if Democrats continue blocking budget negotiations in Washington. Republicans say the shutdown stems from Democratic demands to expand Obamacare benefits to illegal aliens, a move GOP leaders refuse to fund. With SNAP funding set to expire, Texas is complying with federal directives to halt payments, leaving vulnerable families at risk as the Schumer-led standoff drags on.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attacked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, deeming her “sick.”

Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Democrats on Day 16 of the government shutdown, calling out Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The Trump administration will continue to pay troops and law enforcement and issue more reductions in force of federal bureaucrats, the OMB said Tuesday.

The Democrat Party is “utterly rudderless,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday, Day 13 of the Democrat shutdown.

As the Schumer shutdown moves through its second week, health care providers are not being compensated for services provided to military service members and their families. Some doctors and health care providers in San Antonio who rely on TRICARE to pay for services provided to military members and dependents say they are now starting to feel the pinch.

President Donald Trump is taking steps to ensure U.S. service members receive their paychecks next week despite the ongoing government shutdown.

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D.C. area residents are more impacted than most, when it comes to the affects of dealing with the partial government shutdown. However, one D.C. sports team is taking action when it comes to accommodating fans who may have had to tighten their belts.

The Freedom Caucus backed the House leadership’s new spending bill that will fund the government until March 23, hoping to avoid another government shutdown.

Left-wing billionaire Tom Steyer is continuing to push his impeachment agenda as the Democratic Party faces new divisions in the wake of its embarrassing capitulation to President Donald Trump in the recent shutdown fight.

Thirty-nine House Democrats flip-flopped in favor of funding the government after the “Schumer Shutdown” failed.

Congressional Democrats on Monday, the third day of the government shutdown, completely caved to the Republicans—getting absolutely nothing policy-wise for their efforts.

The House quickly passed a three-week stop-gap spending bill on Monday, ending the “Schumer Shutdown.”

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), a rising potential presidential contender in 2020, voted against a bill to re-open the federal government on Monday, arguing that the budget should have done more to protect illegal aliens.

Senate Democrats caved on the “Schumer Shutdown,” on Monday, agreeing to a three-week spending bill that funds the government until February 8.