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Welcome to the Monday, November the 3rd, 2025 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, giving voice to today's daily article podcast written by cultural theologian, Dr. Jim Denison.

Quote, it's scary because I'm a cancer survivor. I'm in remission. My doctor has not released me to go back to work yet, so I'm on disability and I really need the extra for food because by the time I pay all the bills, there's really nothing left.

This is how one person described her plight as she faced the cutoff of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Over 41 million Americans benefit from the federal program,

one of many that have been suspended during the ongoing government shutdown,

which entered its second month Saturday.

One solution is for Republicans to end the filibuster in the Senate, which would allow them to

end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority.

However, many Republican senators are vocally defending the 60-vote requirement.

Without it, when Democrats retake the

Senate someday, House Speaker Mike Johnson warns that they would pack the Supreme Court and make

Puerto Rico and D.C. states. Whatever your view of the shutdown and its causes or solutions,

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