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Yes. I think that's why Trump is taking the politically risky move of appealing the SNAP ruling, as well as ratcheting up the pressure on the filibuster.
There are multiple SNAP rulings now with the latest one where the judge ordered full payment of all the benefits. The problem is there's not nearly enough money for that until Congress appropriates it.
I don't think Johnson is able to pass a new CR out of the House without an ACA subsidy fix. With the Grijalva appointment and the GOP vacancy, they have (I believe) only two votes to give - and I can't see Greene voting for a CR without the ACA stuff in it, at this point.
Which sets up a scenario where the government stays shut down until ~Thanksgiving or so.
But if we move out of the Senate and back to the House, then it's all on the GOP again, since they have the ability to take the first step on the new CR without Democratic votes again.
That's the democrats' narrative. The fact of the matter is that there needs to be 60 votes in the Senate to pass anything and until the democrats break ranks, they're the ones continuing to vote not to have the government open.
