First published at 06:22 UTC on January 16th, 2019.
the U.S. economy has lost $3.6 billion at $119 million each day since coincidental to the 4 day Christmas weekend began the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history in which federal workers have been furloughed started
the president…
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the U.S. economy has lost $3.6 billion at $119 million each day since coincidental to the 4 day Christmas weekend began the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history in which federal workers have been furloughed started
the president's & Congress salaries are written into permanent law & are safe ;-)
defunding 9 executive departments, 800,000 employees, 25% of government activities affects;
Federal corrections officers, FDA food inspectors, NASA employees, TSA staff, Border Patrol staff, census staff, National Park Service staff, members of the Coast Guard , Internal Revenue Service defunding delays the issuance of $140 billion in YOUR tax refunds , the FDA suspended domestic food inspections & U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service BUT Federal legislation requires these inspectors to remain working without pay, or they can quit & find paying work , Airline and aircraft safety inspectors were deemed nonessential & were furloughed ,
16,000 Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers work without being paid , federal workers and contractors have increased demand at food pantries in Washington DC and Northern Virginia,
BUTT 95% of federal staff for the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services & food stamps were furloughed , food stamps will also be defunded to 38 million Americans including those who used to issue them
Official websites for agencies digital certificates expire and are not renewed
National Archives and Records Administration website shutdown,
the federal government's e-Verify system used by employers to check
eligibility of their Mexican employees to work in the United States—was halted
2016 Trump campaign promise that Mexico would pay for the entire "big, beautiful wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border.
2018 Trump requested $18 billion in federal funding to replace 700 miles of aging fence built under the Secure Fence Act of 2006
Donald Trump demanded $5.6 billion in federal funds fo..
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