The Washington Post editorial board blasted Senate Democrats on Wednesday for “holding the government hostage” in a month-long shutdown aimed at forcing an extension of costly Obamacare subsidies.
The board is warning that the Democrats’ obstruction could soon leave millions of Americans without food assistance.
“The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing and federal workers back in the office, and then have a debate about ACA subsidies,” the Post editorial said.
“Democrats openly acknowledge that they refuse to do this because it would mean giving up their leverage.
“If they persist, it could mean families start to go hungry.”