Nebraska agency posts partisan message from Gov. Jim Pillen about shutdown and SNAP freeze

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

Josh Reyes Oct 30, 2025 Updated 15 mins ago

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services this week posted a message on its website from Gov. Jim Pillen that blames Democrats for the government shutdown and freezing of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds in November.

The message attributed to the Republican governor at the top of the DHHS homepage reads: "Due to a failure by Democrats in the U.S. Senate to pass a clean funding bill, resulting in a government shutdown, SNAP benefits that many Nebraska families and kids depend on are now unavailable in November."

Pillen, who is on a trade mission in Israel this week, continues, "Sadly, there is a wealth of misinformation coming from Senate Democrats. This shutdown was absolutely preventable. We urge members to approve a clean funding bill and stop using Nebraska's most vulnerable people for political leverage."

Omaha State Sen. Terrell McKinney, a Democrat, criticized the message being on a state website.

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[Cherrycheeks]

1. Look at the podium

When Johnson is speaking. Spells out Democrats have shut down the government.

[hibbing]

2. Wealthy pig man

[Snoopy 7]

3. What's really sad

What's really sad is that the people in Nebraska vote republican simply because they believe that the Democratic Party is evil. So the people will continue getting screwed so they can "own the Libs"...