CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Who Blinks First In The Government Shutdown Standoff?

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week of shows on "Connecticut Today" wondering if either side in Congress is willing to see SNAP food benefits stop on November 1st because of the ongoing government shutdown (00:54). CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us from D.C. with the latest on the ongoing government shutdown (15:53). National Taxpayers Union Senior Director of Government Affairs Thomas Aiello explained a Trump White House plan to possibly hit some generic medications with high-import tariffs (18:50). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill joined us with his thoughts on the big stories, including a look back on what we considered a major scandal in the Bill Clinton years (26:37)

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