Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What updates are there on SNAP food benefits amid the government shutdown?
While the Trump administration appeals a federal court order to fully restore SNAP food benefits this month, the money's starting to arrive. In California, Lisa Trujillo spoke with KTVU. She says she woke up this morning to find that her electronic benefit transfer or EBT card was full, $298.
It does really help supplement my income, and so I appreciate that it came through today.
Molly Ingram of member station WSHU says Connecticut's not waiting and it plans to reload EBT cards itself next week.
In Connecticut, more than 360,000 residents rely on SNAP. The federal government usually doles out $72 million for the program in the state, but hasn't this month because of the shutdown. Governor Ned Lamont says he's done waiting for the Fed to step in and that it's, quote, unacceptable to use Americans and their access to food as political pawns.
They can't make up their mind. We've made up our mind. We're going to take care of the people on SNAP.
The money will come from the state's rainy day fund. Lamont says he plans to keep SNAP funded until the shutdown ends. For NPR News, I'm Molly Ingram in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Senate Republicans have so far been unable to overcome Democratic opposition to GOP-backed proposals to reopen the government. Today, while hosting Hungary's leader Viktor Orban at the White House, President Trump again said it's time to end the filibuster. More from NPR's Deepa Shivaram.
Answering questions from reporters, Trump said that Senate Republicans are making a, quote, big mistake in not getting rid of the filibuster. The change would allow the GOP to reopen the government with a simple majority rather than the now required 60 votes.
The way to do it for the Republicans is to terminate the filibuster. They call it the nuclear option.
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