# @detroitfreepress on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQcpys3iVZ-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79311161-detroitfreepress-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-30T21:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Detroit Free Press (@detroitfreepress) — https://gondola.cc/detroitfreepress

## Caption

As the federal government shutdown enters its 30th day, federal workers have missed a paycheck, and Americans who receive food assistance through the SNAP program have been told benefits will halt next month. At issue are Affordable Care Act extended subsidies, without which millions of Americans will lose health care. Senate Republicans need seven Democratic votes to re-open the government; Democrats want to negotiate. Free Press Editorial Page Editor Nancy Kaffer spoke with U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin about what's at stake in the shutdown ― and who can end it.

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#detroit #michigan #shutdown #government #governmentshutdown #elissaslotkin #affordablecareact #federalworkers #foodasistance elissa.slotkin senslotkin #snap michiganhhs usdagovs

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shutdown, governmentshutdown, government, federalworkers, detroit, elissaslotkin, foodasistance, snap, michigan, affordablecareact

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