Fetterman: Dems Need to ‘Own the Shutdown’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) believes his fellow Democrats need to “own the shutdown” that is now in its second month. The senator from Pennsylvania appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper Sunday morning…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) believes his fellow Democrats need to “own the shutdown” that is now in its second month.
The senator from Pennsylvania appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper Sunday morning, the Daily Wire reported.
Tapper asked Fetterman about the temporary stoppage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Nov. 1 — and who he blames.
“As you know, 42 million Americans, including two million Pennsylvanians, will not receive food stamp or SNAP benefits this month because funding officially lapsed yesterday. The White House says this is the fault of Democrats for shutting down the government. Democrats note that the Trump administration is not dipping into the contingency funds for SNAP and they think that Trump is doing that to pressure Democrats