From Fox News: The Washington Post editorial board criticized Senate Democrats on Wednesday for holding the government “hostage” for a month in hopes of extending costly Obamacare subsidies and urged them to reopen the government by voting for a clean funding bill.
“The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing and federal workers back in the office, and then have a debate about ACA subsidies,” the Post editorial said. “Democrats openly acknowledge that they refuse to do this because it would mean giving up their leverage. If they persist, it could mean families start to go hungry.”
Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned in a memo that because of the ongoing shutdown and lack of appropriations, funding for food stamps — officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — would run out by Nov. 1.
Despite having an emergency contingency fund of about $5 billion, the USDA said the money was not “legally available.”
“Keeping the government open should be separated from policy disputes about how to spend taxpayer money. It is wrong that Democrats have held the government hostage for a month in hopes of extending costly Obamacare subsidies,” the Washington Post wrote.
Ironically, the Washington Post, a liberal paper, titled their report, “A turning point in the government shutdown.” Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the title is similar to, “Turning Point USA,” the conservative organization whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated on September 10.
A turning point in the government shutdown, the Editorial Board writes.https://t.co/CMOe94NDaW
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) October 30, 2025
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