Steve Scalise: Democrats Causing 'Greatest Hunger Crisis' by Shutting Down Government

Government Shutdown and Federal Workers

• 🏛️ Democrats shut down the government, impacting federal employees who are not getting paid despite continuing to work.
• 💔 This shutdown is causing real hardships on families, with members of Congress working in their districts to mitigate the damage.

Impact on Social Programs and Military

• 📉 SNAP benefits and WIC payments are being affected, leading to food insecurity for many.
• 🎖️ Military members serving overseas are not receiving paychecks, while their families back home still have bills and needs.

Democratic Leverage and Demands

• 🎮 Democrats are accused of using the American people as leverage for unachievable goals, including demands for $1.5 trillion in new spending and $200 billion for undocumented immigrants.
• 🏥 They are also criticized for gutting $50 billion from a healthcare fund for rural hospitals and fighting to remove provisions that would lower health insurance premiums.

Consequences of Shutdown

• ✈️ The shutdown has led to significant disruptions, including over 8,600 flight delays in a single weekend, impacting thousands of families.
• 📢 Quotes from Democratic aides and politicians reveal a strategy of inflicting suffering to gain leverage, with some stating that reopening the government would mean losing their leverage.

Looming Hunger Crisis

• ⚠️ A report indicates that 42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits, which could lead to the greatest hunger crisis since the Great Depression.
• 🆘 Speaker Scalise urges Democrats to find the courage to reopen the government, end the pain, and negotiate differences afterward, rather than using people's suffering as a bargaining chip.