White House: Military families turn to food assistance amid Democrat shutdown

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday local time said that military families have already begun to seek food assistance due to the financial anxiety caused by the Democrat shutdown Briefing the reporters it was noted that 13 million men and women of Americas Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard and Space Force are not being paidWe are now in day 3 of the Democratled government shutdown There are significant personal impacts on millions of Americans as a result of this current government shutdown The 13 million men and women of Americas Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard and Space Force are not being paid Military families are already seeking out food assistance because of financial anxiety caused by this Democrat shutdown Karoline Leavitt saidThe White House Press Secretary stated that more military families require assistance with food and that there has been a 34 per cent surge in families seeking help through the food pantry Staff members at the Armed Services YMCA food pantry distribution location near Fort Hood in Texas found a line of military families stretched around the side of the building at 500 am yesterday According to the staff who work there that has never happened Theyve already had a 34 per cent increase this week Leavitt saidShe said that nearly seven million mothers infants and lowincome families who rely on the governmentrun food assistance programme will be in jeopardy if the Women Infants and Children WIC programme runs out of funds Leavitt informed that 13000 air traffic controllers are working without pay in the country whereas the National Flood Insurance Program is in danger of lapsingNearly seven million mothers infants and lowincome families who rely on governmentrun food assistance will be in jeopardy if the WIC programme runs out of money in the weeks ahead More than 13000 air traffic controllers in airports across the country are currently working without pay The National Flood Insurance Program is in danger of lapsing which could leave families without the necessary help if a disaster strikes the White House Press Secretary addedShe stressed that the critical services which are offered at Social Security field offices are reduced for senior citizens and disabled American citizens Leavitt noted that helpful transition assistance programmes are not being provided for veterans who are trying to reenter civilian lifeAnd we are in the middle of hurricane season Critical services offered at Social Security field offices are reduced for senior citizens and disabled Americans Helpful transition assistance programmes are not being provided for veterans who are now trying to reenter civilian life The economic consequences of this shutdown are piling up every day Policy makers markets and even the Federal Reserve are flying blind at a key juncture because BLS and BEA data are on hold until the government reopens Leavitt saidStating that the US could have a USD 15 billion gross domestic product each week Karoline Leavitt mentioned that the federal government shutdown has extended for a month leading to an additional 43000 unemployed people The US economy could lose 15 billion of gross domestic product each week The Democrat shutdown extends with a monthlong shutdown leading to an additional 43000 unemployed people Small businesses are likely to encounter delays in receiving federal loans Mortgage applications will shrink she addedThe federal government slipped into a partial shutdown after lawmakers missed the midnight funding deadline on Wednesday leaving several agencies without a budget Essential services continue to operate but many departments face disruptions as negotiations remain stalled as per Fox News President Donald Trump who has sought to use the shutdown to push for deeper spending cuts said he was scheduled to meet OMB Director Russell Vought to discuss which agencies might face reductions Vought has been asked to recommend whether potential cuts should be temporary or permanentIn a social media post Trump appeared to embrace the political standoff writing that Democrats had given him an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the federal government They are not stupid people so maybe this is their way of wanting to quietly and quickly MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN he wroteLeaders of both parties are privately and publicly adamant that they will not be blamed for the funding lapse Republicans insist Democrats need to simply agree to extend current funding for another seven weeks Meanwhile Democrats refuse to do so without major concessions for lending their votes to pass any funding measure in the Senate as per CNNThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason 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