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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  • DATRUEJS7년 이하
    COOL
    • william7년 이하
      cool
      • kiwi stuck 097년 이하
        Me wish me could do something. Me don't get why humans are always fighting. Me think life is unfair.
        • kiwi stuck 097년 이하
          me feel bad for gov. workers
          • Cheezygrits! 7년 이하
            I don't see why we even need a wall. Why make all the fuss!
            • Cheesygrits!7년 이하
              Wow.......
              • funnymonkey
                funnymonkey7년 이하
                This Shut down is affecting over 380,000 government employees, Something must be done.
                • kat hatter7년 이하
                  during the years of 2019-2020 this may not end until 2020 and until this ends it will only get worse until the government opens up once more.This is efecting millons of people and they are losing $100,000 to $1000,000 millon dollers every day un till this stops nthing will ever get better unless the government is opened up once more.
                  • funnymonkey
                    funnymonkey7년 이하
                    How come over 380,000 government employees making money, THIS IS MADNESS!!!!!
                    • kittykamar
                      kittykamar7년 이하
                      yes, this is bad for nature too

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