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Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown

Published October 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:24

But the risk of infection from other patients in the waiting room makes it actually too risky for them to appear in the hospital in person. Telehealth appointments are a good solution for such patients, but due to the shutdown, they're simply not available. For other patients who live in rural areas who are homebound from severe illnesses, telehealth can be the difference between receiving care and receiving no care. (05:24–05:33)

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Asserts that telehealth appointments are unavailable due to the shutdown.

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“Senate Democrats have voted nine times against a House passed short term funding bill that would immediately reopen the government.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 03:07-03:17
“Capitol Police officers who provide security in this very building, who are not receiving a paycheck.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 07:50-07:58
“Three Democrats in the Senate have joined Republicans in voting to reopen the government.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 08:49-08:55
“According to federal law, food programs like SNAP and WIC, the Women Infants and Children program, may continue to operate even during the…”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 01:20-01:32
“Once those funds are dried up, it's simply not possible for them to continue providing benefits.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 01:33-01:41
“This shutdown is creating a particularly severe consequence for rural health clinics across America, many of which are unable to continue…”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 04:08-04:24
“One of my constituents wrote in to say that not only not being able to offer telehealth has put us at a huge disadvantage with patients.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 04:24-04:36
“My office recently heard a devastating story about one such patient in a Texas hospital who has stage four cancer and who has missed his…”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 05:47-05:59
“Senate Democrats refuse to treat this matter with the seriousness that it deserves.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 07:03-07:10
“The minority leader has said to the news media, quote, every day gets better for us.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 07:14-07:22
“The cancer patient who's unable to get access to treatment or to telehealth services.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 07:33-07:40
“The family who relies on food stamps, who's unable to put groceries on the table.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 07:40-07:47
“All we have to do...is pass the short term funding bill that will only take us to November 21st.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 08:34-08:43
“It's already passed the House of Representatives.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 08:45-08:48
“This is called the Schumer shutdown for a reason, because there is, in fact, one person ultimately responsible in this chamber.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 09:29-09:39
“The House has passed the bill. All Republicans are willing to support it.”
Cornyn: Texans Losing Access to Food Assistance, Telehealth due to the Schumer Shutdown | Uploaded October 20, 2025 | 09:39-09:45