The Partial Government Shutdown Explained

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The US Government shutdown has left many agencies without funds to pay for day-to-day operations (Credit: usa.gov)

If you have been paying any attention to the news, you probably know that the US Government has been partially shut since midnight December 21, 2018. More specifically, work at nine departments, as well as some agencies making up roughly 25 percent of the federal government, has either ground to a halt or is being conducted at a slower pace because the budget to fund their day-to-day operations has not been approved by Congress. As a result, a fraction of the 800,000 employees, who are considered “non-essential,” have been furloughed, or forced to take a leave of absence. The remaining “essential” employees are expected to report for duty as usual, but will not get paid until a budget has been approved.

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  • altroman37년 이하
    this is horrible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Meh COOKIES!!!!7년 이하
      This is not good at all.
      • anonymous7년 이하
        why would they start this that is really bad it will anger some people and america will be chaos. they need to end this.
        • gudda boys7년 이하
          the government needs to get it together and give theses people they money and start acting like adults and not children / SIMPLE.
          • huntergaming798
            huntergaming7987년 이하
            What’s next, people turning on each other
            • yonnaelxander
              yonnaelxander7년 이하
              we need a new government and president
              • carla7년 이하
                this bad
                • Timmy 7년 이하
                  That so cool
                  • Jelly Belly7년 이하
                    This is so silly, both sides are being ridiculous and stubborn and it's the American people who are suffering the consequences.
                    • Mexico dude7년 이하
                      good thing i live in mexico

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