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Don Beyer joins Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, and Jackie Alemany on the Weekend on MSNBC to discuss the ongoing government shutdown, Donald Trump's refusal to fund SNAP benefits, and the detrimental impacts on working families.

Democrats are willing to work to end this shutdown, fund SNAP, and get our government running again. This is my call to House Republicans – stop the vacation, let’s get back to work. Families with mouths to feed count on it.

Millions of American families stand to go hungry as federal workers miss paychecks and the Trump Administration refuses cover food stamp aid after Nov. 1. Democrats are ready to address this crisis. Donald Trump and Republicans need to do their job and negotiate a compromise.

When Donald Trump’s immigration agents storm homes, tear gas neighborhoods, and brutalize peaceful protestors, that’s not public safety – it’s authoritarianism. Congress must immediately act to rein in these tactics. This kind of state violence has no place in our country.

Keep an eye on the cost of your health insurance plan for next year. It’s Day 23 of the Republican Shutdown and Republicans still refuse to come back to work to make health insurance more affordable for Americans. They think that families won’t notice $10,000 in added costs.

I’m grateful we have providers like the Arlington Free Clinic to support Northern Virginia’s families, but the devastating cuts enacted by Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill will increase demand while reducing their funds. Supporting them is more important than ever!

Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to extend the tax credits that make health insurance more affordable for our small business owners. This will devastate more than 80,000 small business owners and workers in Virginia.

It’s beginning to look like President Donald Trump wants to start a war with Venezuela. Americans don't support a war in pursuit of regime change in Venezuela, and neither do I.

It's day 15 of the Republican imposed government shutdown. Democrats are here and ready to work to protect affordable health care. Republicans are on vacation.

The public servants who have dedicated their careers to serving the American people love our country. And our country loves them back. We'll keep fighting against the unnecessary pain Trump and Vought are inflicting on families. This is not the end.

Trump’s RIFs are illegal, cruel, and will hurt our country.

Today is World Mental Health Day, and taking care of the mental health and wellbeing of our country and particularly our young people is more important now than ever. Together we can tackle this epidemic, and remember if you or someone you know is in crisis please reach out to the 988 Lifeline.

When paychecks stop during a shutdown, bills don’t. My Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act would allow our civil servants to tap retirement savings without penalty to get through tough times during a government shutdown. We owe them that much.

Our Billionaire Income Tax Act would prevent the ultra-wealthy from paying a lower tax rate than working families – a crucial and necessary step toward rectifying the shortcomings of the failed trickle-down economics approach.