Mainstream Democrats are starting to feel the pressure from citizens who use the federal services that soon won’t be operating due to the shutdown, and hopefully, they will defy their party leadership and vote to open up the government this coming week, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told Newsmax on Wednesday.
Ernst, who serves on the Armed Services Committee, said on “Wake Up America” that due to the “Schumer shutdown,” there are also service members who won’t be getting their paychecks once the temporary funds that have been paying them so far run out.
Ernst pointed out that “many of those young families that serve in our great military also rely on SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]” and soon won’t be able to get those funds.
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