Clearly, we can’t rely on the Congress. A Congress that is willing to let millions of Americans go hungry so its members can score partisan points is less than worthless. Senate Democrats should agree to an extension to fund the federal government while the two parties and bodies work to pass an actual budget for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1. And the Republican House should be in session writing that budget rather than on an extended vacation; the actual budget still has to be passed even if the Senate agrees on a temporary extension.