This is a huge "win-win" for President Trump. Spares him the backlash and continues to make his opposition look irrelevant.
I think I just mentioned this the other day -- how irrelevant the US Congress has become.
I think this is awesome.
President Trump should get on social media and on TV and on the radio and let folks know that he (President Trump) isn't going to wait any longer. "Too many folks are suffering. If the Democrats won't do it, I will. "No kings, but this president is unilaterally going to do this. I (President Trump) am going to release as much money I am allowed to make sure that no American goes to bed hungry. I'm signing an executive order effective immediately that SNAP benefits be paid."
Then, he needs to have a few GOP Congressmen sue for military pay to be released. LOL. I'm sure they can find a sympathetic judge ordering President Trump to pay the troops.
What a great country.
But, wow, Congress has become irrelevant.
Oh, and while they're at it, find some federal judge to get the air traffic controllers paid.
As a reminder:
Non-U.S. citizens can qualify for SNAP benefits, but eligibility depends heavily on immigration status.
For example, while some "qualified immigrants" like refugees, asylees, and legal permanent residents can become eligible, many must wait five years after their arrival, and undocumented immigrants, DACA recipients, and those on student or work visas are typically ineligible.
Children who are U.S. citizens or lawfully present can receive benefits even if their parents are not eligible [a huge incentive to have children in this country], and parents can apply on their behalf without providing their own immigration status.Link here:
Christine Tully, 78, worried that November would come but her food assistance from the federal government would not. Maybe she could will a good outcome, she thought, by writing down her grocery list for the month as usual. Chicken. Apple juice. Carrots. And if she could find them on sale, she wrote, “a pack of three steaks.”
