Dems vote for 13th time to keep government
closed, halt SNAP benefits — as Majority
Leader Thune proposes easy fix
Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/28/2025 2:10:51 PM
Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to keep the federal government shut — as Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post there was an easy fix to ensure millions of Americans won’t lose access to SNAP food payments. “The simplest way to end it and the simplest way to make sure that people are getting the food assistance they need is to pick up the bill and give us five votes,” Thune said in an exclusive interview as the Senate failed to reopen the government in a 54-45 vote. “And we’ll, we’ll send it to the president. It’ll be signed into law.”
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