(NewsNation) — Pain from the federal government shutdown may become unbearable when SNAP benefits stop flowing to tens of millions of Americans on Nov. 1, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman warns.

Most members of his Democratic Party have dug in and demanded that Republicans restore health care subsidies before they agree to reopen government. Fetterman advocates flipping the switch now and later negotiating a health care deal with GOP leaders.

Without some movement, SNAP benefits will run out for 42 million Americans, he said.

“I don’t see how this can play much longer. When people can’t feed their families, what’s left? Things continue to degrade and break down,” Fetterman told “CUOMO” on Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed because of the congress

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