On October 1, if Congress fails to pass a budget to keep the government running, some 46 million low-income Americans will lose out on billions of dollars in federal food assistance benefits. The ongoing fight over a budget
Utah preparing for possible government shutdown with federal budget in question. Posted 9:43 pm, September 24, 2015, by Jeff McAdam · Facebook · Twitter With another Government shutdown looming, the Governor's office issue this statement Thursday: “Gov. Herbert is closely monitoring the situation in Washington D.C. and the possibility of a federal government shutdown. If the issue is not resolved by Monday, he will direct all state agencies to begin implementing their
WASHINGTON (AP) – A government shutdown Oct. 1 could immediately suspend or delay food stamp payments to some of the 46 million Americans who receive the food aid. The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that it
Speaker says feared government shutdown will not occur as he calls on future Republican congresspeople to 'have the courage to do what you can do' Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Ed Pilkington in New York. @edpilkington. Sunday 27 September 2015 12.53 EDT Last modified on Monday 28 September 2015 11.22 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on Pinterest · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Google+ · Share on WhatsApp
In less than four days, the U.S. government could again be closed for business. Since 1976, the federal government has shut down 18 times, with the shutdown lasting three days or less during nine of those instances. Two years ago, Obamacare was at the