It's a tale as old as it is preventable. While Republican incompetence and indifference threatens the lives and livelihoods of American citizens, it falls to Democrats to step in and protect the people.
As Republicans continue to hold the nation hostage with a government shutdown on track to cross the one month mark and the President Trump remains focused entirely on his new ballroom in between cognition tests, Democrat governors are working overtime to pick up the slack.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/gov-tim-walz-announces-emergency-food-shelf-funding-amid-shutdown/>The federal government shutdown entered its 27th day Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay — and threatening to cut off food assistance for thousands of Minnesotans by the start of November.>In response, Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 million in emergency state funding to support food shelves across Minnesota. The one-time funding aims to fill the gap as federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are set to end if the shutdown continues.>"This is meant to be a bridge," Walz said during a news conference at the Open Door Pantry in Eagan, Minnesota. "It will not make up and backfill everything that is going to drop off starting on Saturday.">The funds will come from the Department of Human Services' emergency services account and the Family First Prevention Services Act. The state will distribute the money through Minnesota's existing food shelf network. Each food shelf and tribal nation will receive a base amount of $5,000, and additional funding based on local need.>More than 440,000 Minnesotans rely on SNAP, according to state data. Of those, 38% are children and 18% are seniors. Walz said about 9 million visits were made to food shelves statewide last year. 