Government shutdown could ‘inflict serious pain’ on millions, labor leader says

You might be surprised to find out that the short answer is not much, actually.

Past government shutdowns have done little lasting economic damage but these events can hurt federal workers, rattle markets and shake confidence in the United States overseas.

But there is a risk that the troops may not be paid during a shutdown, while many civilian employees at the Department of Defense employees will not work.

“The problem is that President Trump has previously declared he wanted the government shut down and is doing all he can to get it”, said Sen.

Have a government website you go to often, say, NASA?

If the government shuts down, which happened most recently in 2013, most federal operations come to a halt because the government loses its authority to spend money.

First of all, people who are anxious that they will stop receiving their social security checks should stop worrying right now.

At Offutt there are 1,625 civilian civil service employees who would be furloughed in the event of a government shutdown, while 744 are considered “mission-essential” and would still work. The Social Security Administration is also independent of the budget, so it would still be open to send out checks for the post office to deliver. According to CNBC, federal courts could continue to operate for three weeks without the need for funds. Technically, federal workers can not be paid for those days, but in the past, they have been paid retroactively.

So what will affect you?

The Trump administration plans to keep national parks open with rangers and security guards on duty. “The National Mall is operated by the National Park Service, and there are many other National Service Park properties throughout Washington, DC … we will step in and ensure litter and trash are picked up along the National Mall to keep nation’s front yard clean of debris”. “If the [government] employees are not getting paid, that’s going to impact them too”. If you’re trying to leave the country and need a passport, you’ll also have to wait for that. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is mostly self-funded, so it would continue operating during a shutdown. The longest lasted 21 days in 1996-1997 and resulted from Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s failure to reach a deal on tax cuts.

Late Tuesday night, conservatives said there’s enough Republican opposition to scuttle a plan by House GOP leaders to prevent a shutdown.

The most recent occurred October 1 to October 16, 2013, under former President Barack Obama, over a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over the Affordable Care Act. “I think it’s just more political back and forth that happens all the time where someone else gets hurt, not the people in D.C”. There is no threat (at least not yet) this time that the United States may fail to pay interest on the national debt.

MWR activities would likely temporarily shutter on a case-by-case basis due to how those services are funded. Almost all were recalled one week into the shutdown after the Defense Department implemented the Pay Our Military Act, which had recently been passed by Congress. Right now, a key sticking point between Republicans and Democrats is whether to pass another continuing resolution for a short-term fix or come to a more hard but longer-lasting budget compromise, and whether to include a DACA fix in the spending bill to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S.as children.