US citizens Paying the Price for Govt Shutdown They Did Not Want

The U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday entered its 35th day, matching a record set during President Donald Trump’s first term for the longest in history, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress continue to blame each other for the standoff. The toll increases by the day. Food assistance for the poor has been halted for the first time, federal workers from airports to law enforcement and the military are going unpaid and the economy is flying blind with limited government reporting. In addition, little effort has been put into ending this latest shutdown. The House has been out of session since September 19 and Trump has repeatedly left Washington. “The political climate and the tensions that exist between the parties were so wide at the beginning of the shutdown, and even though bipartisan talks have continued through it, remain at this point still just as wide,” said Rachel Snyderman, managing director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center.