Hey, everybody. Tim Miller from the Bullwork here. I was on with Nicole yesterday talking about this

impending crisis with these SNAP benefits, essentially starting this weekend, not going to be

available because the Trump administration has decided that they're not going to use emergency

funds to pay for food assistance. I think this is important just to be very clear about this.

We're talking about the Trump administration.

They have made a choice.

It has either been a choice out of callousness, out of tight belt tightening,

or out of strategy to try to pressure the Democrats,

whatever the reason.

Maybe it's different for different

people. The Trump administration has just made a decision on their own that they're okay with

people not having food. They're okay with people being not having access to the assistance.

They need to get groceries, potentially food banks,

not having the food available for the poor, for the working poor.

And it's an insane choice, this administration.

And I know just because like the shutdown debate gets a little complicated, right?

Because you get into

senate procedure right like the republicans control the house senate and and presidency but on

this type of bill you need 60 votes and so they either have to use the nuclear

option or break the filibuster blah blah blah you know like it gets complicated like the democrats

have some agency in this shutdown.

When it comes to the not using emergency funds for food assistance, that is a decision that is

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