Rep. Chris Pappas says the current government shutdown has left Granite Staters “struggling to put food on the table,” that “40 million Americans could lose SNAP” benefits, and that “our troops shouldn’t have to worry about missing a paycheck because” of a government shutdown.

“It’s past damn time for House Republicans to do their jobs, pass legislation to pay our troops, and reopen the government,” Pappas posted.

But on Wednesday, he’s going to vote to keep it closed.

This shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, Pappas voted to shut down the government to begin with, and he’s repeatedly reaffirmed his support for Senate Democrats’ filibuster to keep it that way.

This is the paradox facing Pappas and his fellow Democrats. Their argument is “The shutdown is terrible. It’s starving families,

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