New York Times Blog: Government Shutdown

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House Democrats are attempting to hammer home the message that the shutdown is about their fight to save Americans’ health care. One group of lawmakers from the Democratic Women’s Caucus, including Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, are visiting the Upcounty Regional Service Center in Germantown, Md., on Wednesday, to meet with staff who help people who use federal programs like foodstamps, known as SNAP. The foodstamps program could be affected by the shutdown if it continues. The group also includes Representative April McClain Delaney of Maryland and Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, among other members.