Schumerâs SNAP Plan: Feeding Kids, Starving Logic Since 2025
In a stunning episode of political relay-racing, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer flipped the script on Republicansâ government shutdown theatrics. After Republicans dared to propose â then abruptly trash â a ârifle shotâ bailout for federal workers and SNAP benefits, Schumer snatched it up like a makeover show snagging last seasonâs leftovers. With Senate Majority Leader John Thuneâs three failed plans and Vice President Vanceâs 'nope' stamp at a shadowy Tuesday luncheon, Schumer's Democrats are pushing targeted funding bills sans those beloved ACA subsidies. Senators Booker and Murphy are pitching SNAP funding like itâs the cure to starving kids, while Schumer calls GOP attempts to pay the troops and federal workers a 'ruse,' scoffing at Trump-level politics playing with livelihoods in October 2025. Itâs government shutdown drama spicier than a distant-cousinâs wedding speechâand weâre all terrible drivers of this circus parade.
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Watching Senate Republicans flinch on keeping snacks flowing is like seeing a toddler hoard cookies, then pretend they never wanted them. Meanwhile, Schumerâs playing 'who can starve fewer people' while Vance vetoes adult decisions. Politics, folks: the hunger games sequel nobody asked for.
If government shutdowns were cooking shows, Republicans just burnt the basic SNAP recipe, then acted surprised when Schumer tried to serve half the meal.
Watching GOP shutdown plans collapse is like seeing someone assemble Ikea furniture without instructionsâthen get mad when it falls apart and Schumer offers duct tape.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/29/2025 | Author: Hans Nichols
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