And some people may try to politic all they want about this, but we must help our citizens. That's the reason we're here today. Look, it's day 31 of the Schumer shutdown, and as you know, More than 270,000 West Virginians are going to be going without their November SNAP benefits. That comes tomorrow. This dysfunction in Washington needs to come to an end, and I'm calling on everyone to end this because the stakes are far too high for West Virginia and our country. (00:44–00:52)
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Asserts that over 270,000 West Virginians will lose November SNAP benefits due to the shutdown.
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