Perez’s shutdown hurts working parents and seniors

October 24, 2025


Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez shut down the government, and working families are paying for it at the checkout line. November food stamp benefits are now in jeopardy, creating real uncertainty for seniors, single parents, and every family trying to stretch a grocery budget.

This is Perez’s priority list in plain English: closed government, higher costs, fewer protections for the most vulnerable.

“Democrats Marie Gluesenkamp Perez manufactured this shutdown, and now families are bracing for empty pantries. It’s backward, cruel, and totally avoidable.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez