Jess Hilarious asserts that the current federal shutdown is causing broad harm to citizens who rely on various government assistance programs to survive.

“It goes far beyond not being able to put food on the table.”

DJ Envy argues that SNAP benefits are an essential supplement for many working people and their families, not just for the unemployed.

“People with jobs receive SNAP, too. It was like like, "Yo, you you you know that everybody who receives SNAP does not sit home on their ass like chilling." Like people work, people run businesses, people got kids to feed. And that that little bit of money that does help on SNAP, that's just an addit”