Senator objects to leaving D.C. for long weekend as SNAP benefits run dry

• "How dare they go home, Halloween trick-or-treat with their grandkids while people can't buy food," Rosen, a key moderate, told reporters after she objected to the Senate's adjournment.
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a Republican moderate, said today she also objected to the adjournment: "This is a missed opportunity to stay in town and hammer out an agreement."
• Despite the objections, senators left town after voting Thursday afternoon.

Zoom in: Some Senate Democrats expect movement next week toward a solution, according to multiple sources.

• Nov. 1's deadline for SNAP funding — plus the start of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans — is pushing moderates on both sides closer to a deal, the sources said.
• Virginia and New Jersey have gubernatorial elections on Tuesday. Sources don't expect any deal before polls close.
• Appropriators this week have made progress on full-year spending bills, which will likely be included in any bipartisan deal.

The bottom line: The big sticking point remains how Congress deals with expiring ACA subsidies.

• Some lawmakers have floated the formation of a working group on health care.
• Others want a guaranteed floor vote in the Senate on extending the tax credits.