Clinton says families cut from jobless benefits 'deserve an equal chance to succeed.' Clinton hits cuts to jobless benefits

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to Twitter on Tuesday seemingly to weigh in on congressional developments, slamming potential cuts to unemployment benefits and food stamps.

Advertisement What happens to kids in families cut from unemployment insurance & food stamps? They’re #2SmallToFail, & deserve an equal chance to succeed.— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 17, 2013

Earlier Tuesday, the Senate voted to advance the bipartisan two-year budget deal. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi acknowledged last week that the deal doesn’t extend unemployment benefits, which are set to expire at the end of the month, telling Democrats instead to “embrace the suck.” Negotiators from both parties have said they’ll meet in January to work on the farm bill, though any changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, remain unclear.

The hashtag “#2SmallToFail” used by Clinton in her tweet, is a reference to the joint initiative, Too Small to Fail, between the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the nonprofit, Next Generation.