We elect officials to govern by serving the needs of 'the people’.
If they won’t do that (or even meet to try), they should give up their own paychecks; not force workers to keep things going without pay.
And, then, there’s SNAP. I’d be surprised how many people, who’ve never had to use the system, really even know what it is (outside the narratives that have been attached to it for political purposes). Read a history of the program…here.
While most things government were started with good intention to address a public concern (that wasn’t being addressed otherwise), many are imperfect. This is why we elect officials…to perfect them — make them better where they fail.
But, if these elected officials won’t do the work, then they need to get out of the way…so the public can be served.
The only reason they won’t (not to mention the even more nefarious things they’re allowing, like this) is they don’t think the public is paying attention — are they right? Are we?