A public commenter criticized President Donald Trump on the issue of benefit payments during a government shutdown, saying the president had been ordered to pay benefits but had announced only partial payments. "This is a situation that president Trump chose. So he was ordered to pay benefits. He's come forward and said he's gonna pay partial benefits. It's not enough," the commenter said, adding that "you need to pay all benefits, and you need to pay all benefits for the duration of this government shutdown."

The commenter later framed the issue in terms of food access, asking, "Are you gonna feed Americans, or are you gonna continue to cut them off from food?" The remarks occurred during the meeting's public-comment period and did not reference a specific benefit program, court order, or agency action in the transcript. No formal motion, vote, or staff direction addressing the comment is recorded in the provided transcript.