Trump prepares for possible government shutdown
Jazmyne Boozer, Staff Writer
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President Donald Trump may be celebrating his 100th day in office with a government shutdown. April 28 marks the day that Congress must pass a spending bill for funding. However, if Congress can’t agree on a financial plan the 28th will also mark day one of a government shutdown. The new financial plan will also need the approval of Trump.
Currently Democrats and Republicans are debating on the border barrier bill proposed by Trump. This bill allows for $30 billion to be put towards the wall and another $3 billion to be put towards homeland security. Democrats are refuting the wall as well as the budgeting for homeland security. If Republicans and Democrats continue in deadlocking the voting, the government will be forced to shut down.
So what exactly happens in a government shutdown? The purpose to a government shutdown is to cut costs and reduce extra spending in minor areas in hopes to collect money for the fiscal year. Unfortunately this tends to put a significant amount of people out of work indefinitely. Also some fun activities and organizations we take for granted are also subjected to the government shutting down. Some of the things to expect are:
- Approximately 800,000 public sector workers will be sent home without pay.
- Trash collection, street cleaning and libraries will shut down in Washington D.C.
- National parks and museums will shut down.
- The economy suffers.
- Some Department of Health services are cut down.
- The Military will continue working with pay.
- Passports can not be processed but air travel will continue normally.
On top of all of this, the people who started the shutdown (i.e. government officials) will continue to be paid their normal salary. Although the government shutdown is not officially going to happen; it depends on whether or no Republicans and Democrats can agree on how to spend money for the country. Let the countdown to the shutdown begin.
