I'm not from the US but as I understand it, if the Democrats voted to reopen the government, wouldn't that also release the funds for SNAP and bring Congress back in session so that the Epstein files vote in the House could take place?
The point is they should not have to. The funds were already appropriated by congress. This is a political maneuver by the Republicans to avoid bringing congress back into session, because they want to give the justice department time to redact the Epstein files and remove all evidence of Trump. We all know he's a pedophile and a rapist already, but the Trump base doesn't want to believe it. You simply cannot make this stuff up, it reads like a ridiculous Hollywood script. This article lays it all out plainly in black and white, for all the good that it will do.