Senator Sheehy on Government Shutdown, SNAP Benefits, and Republican Values

Government Shutdown and SNAP Benefits

• ⚠️ The current government shutdown is impacting 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits, with November payments not yet arrived.
• 🎯 In Montana, the Blackfeet Nation is authorizing extended culling of bison and elk herds to allow people to live off the land due to the shutdown.
• 🚫 Senator Sheehy asserts that this shutdown is not necessary and that the government should be functioning to feed its people and manage national security.

Blame and Budget Negotiations

• 💡 The current budget extension is a Biden CR (Continuing Resolution) from the Biden administration, which Republicans are voting to extend.
• 📉 Republicans have voted 14 times to keep the government open with this budget, while Democrats have voted against their own administration's budget.
• 🗣️ Sheehy criticizes this as