Re “Federal government shutdown grinds into week two as tempers flare at the Capitol” (Oct. 8): The shutdown is disrupting critical services including the Women, Infants and Children nutritional assistance program. Here in San Diego County, 100,000 women and children under the age of 5 depend on this program, but for how long? Funding is set to run out in less than two weeks. Communities are feeling the consequences.
I call on our local congressional delegation to reverse the harm by restoring funding for this and other nutrition programs. It’s time to prioritize people over politics.
— Michele Lagoy, San Diego