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“Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, said on social media Saturday.

Sanders—the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions—then appealed directly to Republican President Donald Trump: “Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.”

“Speaking as a former OMB official, I know from experience that the federal government has the authority and the tools it needs during a shutdown to get these SNAP funds to families,” [Sharon Parrott] continued. “It would be unconscionable for the administration to go out of its way to threaten millions of children, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, parents, and workers with hunger, rather than taking all legal steps available to provide food assistance to people who need it.”

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Thing is, he easily could've lied and said he found a way to keep it going, painting himself as the hero, but suffering is the goal.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh no, not "panned"! 😱 What horror! What abject shame! The scandal! Oh n— nevermind. No one did a fucking thing to help. Next.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is "panned" worse or better than "slated"?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Is there a "Gleamin' the Cube" joke in there?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Moloch loves child sacrifices.