#SNAP Recipients Crushed by #Democrats Caving on #Shutdown: “They Just Wasted It All”

People on #FoodStamps said they were willing to sacrifice to protect #HealthCare benefits. They’re furious that the Democrats gave up.

Jessica Washington, November 12 2025

Excerpt: "The Intercept spoke with four SNAP recipients who said they’re furious that Democrats squandered the sacrifice they made for the last month to ensure access to health care for millions of Americans — just as voters rewarded the party for finally fighting back against Republicans with major electoral victories last week.

" 'We sacrificed and we would continue to sacrifice because we understood what the stakes were. People’s health care was at stake,' said Delight Worthyn, 67, a SNAP recipient with lupus living in New Haven, Connecticut. 'And that they would cave for nothing after we have all gone through this. … I only feel betrayed.' "

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/12/government-shutdown-deal-snap-medicaid/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/KSlYa

#ShutdownBill #AffordableHealthCare #HealthcareForAll #EstablishmentDemocrats #AngusKing #Betrayal

So, yeah... From November 2024... This is what they wanted all along! Curse the Democrats who voted to end the #Shutdown!

MAGA allies eye drastic Medicaid and food stamp cuts to fund tax breaks for rich: report

Matthew Chapman
November 18, 2024

"Donald Trump and his allies are floating the idea of major cuts to Medicaid and the food stamp program in order to offset some of the budget deficits created by their desired new round of tax cuts for the rich, reported The Washington Post on Monday."

Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-health-food-cuts/

#USPol #Shutdown #ShutdownBill #TaxBreaksForTheRich #GOP #MAGA #MedicaidCuts #FoodStampCuts #SNAPCuts

#Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker worries that #Trump will go to extremes to distract from #EpsteinFiles

With the longest government shutdown in American history nearing its end, Democratic Gov.JB Pritzker weighed in on the eight Democrats who voted to reopen the government, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s role in leading the party through the shutdown.

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Updated 8:35 PM EST, November 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s worried about how President Donald Trump might respond to the growing controversy over documents tying him to Jeffrey Epstein.

" 'My great fear, of course, is that with the release of that information, which I think will be devastating for Trump, he’s going to do everything in his power to distract,' Pritzker told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday. 'What does that mean? I mean, he might take us to war with #Venezuela just to get a distraction in the news and take it out of the headlines.'

"Pritzker, widely seen as among the top potential Democratic presidential contenders in 2028, also directed some of his sharpest criticism at members of his own party. He said the decision by seven Democratic senators and one independent to side with Republicans in a Senate vote to end the government shutdown was an 'enormous mistake' that played right into Trump’s hands.

" 'I’ve been on team fight from the very beginning,' Pritzker said. 'And I don’t appreciate when we’ve got Democrats who are caving in and doing basically what the Trump administration wants.' "

https://apnews.com/article/pritzker-trump-reaction-epstein-files-distraction-280eb69c80aee902b3ed6d712c79f332

#ShutdownBill #EstablishmentDemocrats #TrumpSucks #USPol #EpstainFiles

Hemp-derived #THC drinks, #edibles could soon disappear because of #ShutdownBill

by Nathaniel Weixel - 11/12/25

Excerpt: "[#MitchMcConnell] is saying that #Kentucky farmers will be fine. They’ll grow [#hemp] for fiber, or they’ll grow it for nonintoxicating #CBD. But that’s just not true. Nonintoxicating CBD is banned by this,' Miller said."

Read more:
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5603115-hemp-industry-faces-extinction/

#HempBan #CBDBan #THC #THCIndustry #HempFarmers