The Schumer Shutdown is rolling on with no signs of any imminent deals, and some government benefit programs are starting to run out of funds. One such is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program. It's about to run out of money, but Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has introduced a bill to fund the program through the shutdown.
The Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 would keep the food aid program funded during the government lapse until the Department of Agriculture is funded through regular appropriations or stopgap measures.
The bill is the companion to a SNAP-funding bill in the Senate being led by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), which Senate Republicans are reportedly considering for a floor vote. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is a co-sponsor of the House bill.
Since there are versions of the bill in both the House and Senate, one would think that this measure could be pushed through fairly quickly. In the House all that's required is a simple majority vote. In the Senate, of course, the 60-vote margin still applies, but surely the Senate Democrats wouldn't engage in political grandstanding to hold up a clean spending bill like this, would they?
Would they?
SNAP benefits are funded by the federal government while states operate and share the cost of administering the program and distributing the benefits. Since funding is sent to states monthly, October benefits were not impacted — but November payments could be at risk. The Department of Agriculture has warned there will be insufficient funds to pay full SNAP benefits in November if the shutdown continues.
“More than 262,000 Iowans, including over 100,000 children rely on SNAP to put food on the table. They cannot afford to be ‘leverage’ in the Democrats’ political games. That’s why I’m introducing legislation to ensure SNAP remains funded throughout the shutdown. Access to food is not negotiable,” Miller-Meeks said in a statement.
We might point out one thing: Evidence suggests that for Senate Democrats, everything is negotiable, unless it's a Republican proposal.
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Of course, the SNAP program would also be funded by the clean Continuing Resolution now stalled in the Senate. Senate Democrats, led by the increasingly autocratic and somewhat desperate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have been insistent that no CR shall pass. So it wouldn't come as any surprise to have the Senate Democrats block this as well.
This may present an opportunity for Republicans. In politics, messaging is everything, and through recent history, Democrats have been pretty good at it, in large part because they aren't overly burdened by honesty. But here's another Republican point grounded in a solid truth: We tried to get SNAP funded, a clean bill to do that and nothing else, and the Democrats refused. Just as the shutdown is on them, now all the little kids waking up hungry in America today are likewise on them.
Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Thune, let's see you and all the rest of the Congressional GOP on the Sunday talk shows this weekend. Put the pressure on. We own this issue now. Make the most of it.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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