Readers respond: Trump administration’s post shutdown priorities

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November 24, 2025

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Readers respond: Trump administration’s post shutdown priorities

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I watched with great dismay the as current administration doled out $10,000 checks – with typical pomp – to Transportation Security Administration workers … all the while trying to claw back meager Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food aid from the needy.

Chris Connaway, Astoria

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