Perhaps U.S. bishops should not have become dependent upon government to perform acts of charity.
The U.S. federal government shutdown continues, with congressional lawmakers scrambling to keep food assistance to the neediest from expiring and military servicemembers bracing to go without pay, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling on legislators and the Trump administration to ensure funding of lifesaving programs.
The federal government in the United States shut down at midnight between September 30 and October 1 of this year, after lawmakers failed to secure a deal to raise the amount of money the government is allowed to borrow in order to continue meeting obligations. So far, some 900,000 federal employees have been furloughed.
“This would be catastrophic for families and individuals who rely on SNAP to put food on the table,” said Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese for US military services and is president of the USCCB.
“[It] places the burdens of this shutdown most heavily on the poor and vulnerable of our nation, who are the least able to move forward,” Broglio said.
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TAKE ACTION: Contact Archbishop Broglio at tpbroglio@milarch.org or 202-719-3600 and let him know what you think.