"Federal workers are most directly impacted by a shutdown. In 2018-2019, 420,000 federal employees were required to work without pay while about another 380,000 were furloughed without pay. Both sets of workers were paid retroactively. The 2019 shutdown offered a preview of how air travel may be disrupted for future shutdowns, when an unprecedented number of unpaid TSA agents and air traffic controllers called out sick, resulting in longer wait times and cancellations and delays."
"House Republicans passed a short-term funding extension earlier this month, but it fell short of the 60 Senate votes needed to keep the government running through Nov. 21. Democrats held firm, pushing their healthcare policy goals to extend tax credits to lower insurance costs and reverse Medicaid cuts. The government has failed to pass a spending bill on time on 21 previous occasions, though in several of those cases the funding gaps were resolved within two days."
House Republicans passed a short-term funding extension earlier this month but failed to secure the 60 Senate votes needed to fund the government through Nov. 21. Democrats insisted on healthcare measures to extend tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts, blocking the measure. The government has missed spending deadlines 21 times previously, with several funding gaps resolved within days and some closed before any furloughs. Past shutdowns have involved disputes over border wall funding, abortion funding via Medicaid, domestic versus defense spending, and opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Shutdowns most directly affect federal workers and can disrupt air travel and services; most major benefits like Social Security and SNAP would generally continue though operations could be affected.
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