Thread by @RepCummings

As the Trump shutdown continues in its 20th day, federal food assistance programs – including WIC, school breakfast and lunch programs, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and SNAP – are in peril, potentially leaving millions with the fear of going hungry.

Because of the Trump shutdown, thousands of families are at risk of being evicted from their homes as @HUDgov cannot renew low-income housing contracts. And, @HUDgov's Real Estate Assessment Center is not conducting inspections, putting the health and safety of tenants at risk.

The Trump shutdown is putting every commuter and traveler in danger. Air traffic controllers are working without pay, 3,000 @FAANews safety inspectors are furloughed, and @NHTSAgov has suspended data analysis and investigations into motor vehicle manufacturing defects.

That is why I voted to open the @USDA, @HUDgov, and @USDOT and fund all the critical services they provide. I urge Leader McConnell to bring the @HouseDemocrats’ bills to the Senate floor. Our government must get back to work for the American people.