The government shutdown has entered week two, and Republicans are still doing everything they can to blame Democrats — even though they’re the ones in power.
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One of the most significant side effects is the lack of pay for the military. On Friday, House Republicans blocked a Democrat-proposed bill to pay active-duty military members during the government shutdown.
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“As I take a step aside here, there is quite a bit of military members and their families in line because of this government shutdown,” the reporter said, showing the long line behind her.
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One military-member spouse detailed how the number of people waiting for food had increased in the last few weeks. “When we first started coming, there definitely wasn’t this amount of people. It was a lot, but it wasn’t this amount, to where it wrapped around the building… We were here last week, and we were in line for, like, two hours.”
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One food pantry department head told the reporter, “On a normal week, we usually run out of food around 1:00 in the afternoon. Last week, we ran out of food at about 10:30.”
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Here’s how people are reacting to the video that’s already been seen by over 14.2 million people online:
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- The government shutdown has entered week two, and Republicans are still doing everything they can to blame Democrats — even though they’re the ones in power.
- One of the most significant side effects is the lack of pay for the military. On Friday, House Republicans blocked a Democrat-proposed bill to pay active-duty military members during the government shutdown.
- “As I take a step aside here, there is quite a bit of military members and their families in line because of this government shutdown,” the reporter said, showing the long line behind her.
- One military-member spouse detailed how the number of people waiting for food had increased in the last few weeks. “When we first started coming, there definitely wasn’t this amount of people. It was a lot, but it wasn’t this amount, to where it wrapped around the building… We were here last week, and we were in line for, like, two hours.”
- One food pantry department head told the reporter, “On a normal week, we usually run out of food around 1:00 in the afternoon. Last week, we ran out of food at about 10:30.”
- Here’s how people are reacting to the video that’s already been seen by over 14.2 million people online:
- What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.
