Shutdown
Trump’s Government Shutdown
On December 21, 2018, President Trump and House Republicans shut down parts of the federal government in a shameful, partisan effort to force taxpayers to fund an expensive and ineffective border wall. As a result, 800,000 hardworking federal employees are either furloughed or forced to work without a paycheck for the duration of this shutdown. Millions of Americans are being affected as government services have been suspended, including having their tax refunds delayed, having home loan approvals delayed, seeing decreased security at airports, and being put at risk as national parks operate without staff or guides. House Democrats are working to reopen government, but President Trump and the Republican-led Senate have refused to take action to end this costly shutdown.
For the latest on the shutdown, see updates below:
For the latest on the shutdown, see updates below:
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We are in the second day of this Trump shutdown because Republicans won’t take yes for an answer.
Let me say at the outset, we ought to both put sanctimony aside.
For months, House Democrats have been urging Republicans to reach agreement on issues that we agree on: a budget agreement that adheres to parity,
No American ought to be confused. Consistently, the strategy of the Republican party has been to take America hostage and shut down the government.
Pro tip: when you need to reach a bipartisan agreement to fund the government maybe you should, you know, talk to Democrats. Just a wild idea.
One thing we’re guessing Republicans didn’t think through before they shut down the government: the IRS won’t be able to implement the tax law that they wasted so much time on instead of funding the government.
The U.S. is facing a deadly flu season, and the Trump shutdown will only make it worse.
Republicans control all the levers of our government: the House, the Senate, and the presidency.