USDA says SNAP benefits won't be issued on Nov. 1

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, following Trump's lunch with Republican senators at the White House, said the president is "prepared to sit down" with Democrats to talk about healthcare (specifically Obamacare subsidies) but only once the government shutdown ends.

"Before that can happen, we've got to have five Democrats who have a little backbone and a willingness to take on their leadership and do the right thing for the country," Thune said.

Thune said Republicans were a "united team" and "at some point, Democrats are going to have to take yes for an answer."

"We’re hopeful that this will be the week when we break out of this and Democrats come to their senses and decide to open up the government,” Thune said. "We're going to give them several opportunities, as you know, to do that. We'll have another vote on the continuing resolution tomorrow."

Speaking to Senate Republicans gathered at the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump delivered a message as the government shutdown officially enters its third week.

"I want to just say from the beginning, our message has been very simple. We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs. They've never done this before. Nobody has. You always vote for an extension. Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats need to vote for the clean bipartisan CR and reopen our government," Trump said, prompting applause from the GOP lawmakers in attendance.

"They are the obstructionists," Trump said.

Republican senators will be at the White House on Tuesday afternoon for lunch in the Rose Garden with President Donald Trump. It's unclear what's on the agenda, but it comes as the party continues to pressure Democrats to reopen the government.

On Capitol Hill, the House remains out of session, and there is currently no vote scheduled in the Senate on a short-term funding bill.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

As the government shutdown drags on, Capital Area Food Bank is bracing for a sharp rise in demand. Starting this week, the organization will launch new food distributions for federal workers and contractors who must present government ID to receive assistance.

"Many of the families affected now have been living paycheck to paycheck," CEO Radha Muthiah told ABC News. "With a missed paycheck, they aren't able to address all of their needs, pay their rent, pay for child care, pay for transportation. And what we know is that food is that line item in the budget that often will get squeezed."

The food bank said it has mapped neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income federal employees and contractors, and will distribute both produce and shelf-stable groceries to affected families.

The surge comes at a precarious moment for the region. According to the food bank's 2025 Hunger Report, 36% of residents struggled to put food on the table at some point last year. For households impacted by reductions in force, the number climbs even higher to 41%.

"One in three individuals need some help putting food on the table, and that came before the federal government RIFs this spring, and which obviously has come before this shutdown," Muthiah said. "So it's just a layering effect of greater need in our community and across the country at this time."

--ABC News' Selina Wang