{"id":108583,"date":"2025-10-29T11:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/cnn-host-clashes-with-democratic-lawmaker-over-government-shutdown-snap-funds-108583"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:34:47","slug":"cnn-host-clashes-with-democratic-lawmaker-over-government-shutdown-snap-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/cnn-host-clashes-with-democratic-lawmaker-over-government-shutdown-snap-funds-108583","title":{"rendered":"CNN host clashes with Democratic lawmaker over government shutdown, SNAP funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CNN host Jake Tapper clashed with Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/government-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government shutdown<\/a> on Tuesday as the CNN host asked why she wasn&#8217;t pushing Senate Democrats to open the government if she was so concerned about Americans losing food assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me be clear, the administration is choosing to starve American children with money that they already have appropriated. This is a choice by the White House,&#8221; Stansbury said. &#8220;They are choosing to cut off food assistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-admin-warns-42-million-americans-could-lose-food-stamps-shutdown-drags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trump administration warned on<\/a> Monday that millions could lose out on federal food benefits within days if the lawmakers didn&#8217;t fund the government. Democrats had been pressing the Trump administration to use the federal government&#8217;s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency fund, which they said contains about $5 billion, to cover at least some of the shortfall.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper pushed back and said, &#8220;Congresswoman, this is also a choice by Senate Democrats to not vote to open the government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hawley-vows-hold-democrats-feet-fire-new-government-shutdown-funding-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HAWLEY VOWS TO HOLD DEMOCRATS&#8217; &#8216;FEET TO THE FIRE&#8217; WITH NEW GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FUNDING BILLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic lawmaker hit back, &#8220;No, it is not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tapper said he understood why Democrats were doing it, noting that Democratic lawmakers&#8217; reasoning for not voting to fund the government, as they hope to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/reporters-notebook-government-shutdown-stalls-democrats-demand-obamacare-subsidy-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extend the Obamacare subsidies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me just be clear, the money for contingency plans is sitting there. That is why the states are suing the White House for withholding food,&#8221; Stansbury responded.<\/p>\n<p>It takes about $8 to $9 billion per month to cover all SNAP benefits. But the USDA argued that the emergency funding was not &#8220;legally available&#8221; for use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/youngkin-declares-state-emergency-over-democrat-shutdown-depleting-snap-benefits-850k-virginians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>YOUNGKIN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER \u2018DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN\u2019 DEPLETING SNAP BENEFITS FOR 850K VIRGINIANS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tapper said it would be &#8220;two to three weeks worth of SNAP funds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, well it may not be a big deal to you, but let me tell you that for the grandparents,&#8221; Stansbury began before the CNN host jumped in and said it was a big deal to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My point is it&#8217;s a short-term solution,&#8221; Tapper said, as Stansbury said it didn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN host then pressed Stansbury on why she wasn&#8217;t pushing New Mexico senators to vote to open the government if she felt so strongly about the SNAP program.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic lawmaker shot back, &#8220;Sir, I am here in the House of Representatives. It is shut down. I am fighting to get the government reopened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am finding to get funding put back into SNAP that is already existent, and I am fighting for the American people. I am here, but show me a single Republican that is here, not a single one is here to make sure that Americans are fed on Saturday. That is why I am there,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-host-clashes-democratic-lawmaker-over-government-shutdown-snap-funds\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-host-clashes-democratic-lawmaker-over-government-shutdown-snap-funds <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN host Jake Tapper clashed with Rep. 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