The suspension of SNAP funding during a government shutdown while refusing to use available contingency funds is an act of cruelty that forces vulnerable Americans into starvation.

“They are trying to leverage the starvation of 42 million Americans in an effort not to fund health care subsidies for another 10 million to 20 million Americans. That is what's so crazy about this argument.”

SNAP recipients are often working individuals who need assistance due to low wages rather than being lazy.

“Why do people act like the folks on SNAP don't work? Like I've I've never known people who uh had SNAP not to work. They always work, but you got to work because they may not be making enough money to pay for their rent, to pay for their bills, and to put food on the table.”

Veterans should be eligible for free food aid because of their service to the country.

“That's a damn shame that they doing that to the veterans. The veterans should be getting, you know, free food aid just because they, you know, serve this country.”

The federal government's refusal to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown is cruel and politically motivated.

“What's very clear is this president was willing to use starving people as leverage for a fight in Washington DC. That's cruel. It's wrong and we deserve better.”