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U.S. Government Shutdown Starting on January 20, 2018

posted by takyon on Saturday January 20 2018, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the limited-government dept.

takyon writes:

After 10 PM EST on Friday, The U.S. Senate rejected a deal that would fund the U.S. government for another month:

Only five Democrats voted to advance the bill — Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.), who are all up for reelection this year in states carried by President Trump in 2016 election, and newly-elected Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.).

Republicans were also not united, as Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Mike Lee (Utah) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.) also voted against advancing the legislation. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is battling brain cancer, was absent.

The procedural vote remained open late Friday, though it needed 60 votes to pass and was well short of that number with 48 senators voting against it.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer continued to negotiate after the vote opened (archive), but no deal has been reached yet. As of midnight (5 minutes before this story went live), the government shutdown was in effect.

At Wikipedia: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Government shutdowns in the United States.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 20 2018, @06:22AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 20 2018, @06:22AM (#625070)

    If it saved money, they would shut down more often.

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Sulla on Saturday January 20 2018, @06:37AM

    by Sulla (5173) on Saturday January 20 2018, @06:37AM (#625076) Journal

    States that actually have to keep a balanced budget do this often

    Included in those contracts is a requirement that each employee take 15 hours of unpaid leave per year — the equivalent of two days' work.

    "The unions we bargained with last year understood the fiscal crisis the state is facing," said Sheldon Fisher, commissioner of the Department of Administration. "For the first time in most people's memory, members of the state's largest unions are taking 15 hours of furlough for the length of their contract. The unpaid furlough days will help the state save money — almost $7 million a year."

    https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/11/24/for-many-state-employees-black-friday-is-a-holiday-its-just-not-a-paid-one/ [adn.com]

    The state is hoping to save about $2 million in personnel costs by requiring some 26,500 government workers to take the day off without pay.

    The closures were part of labor agreements negotiated last year.

    State police, prison officers and state hospital workers will remain on the job. State parks and courts will stay open. State-licensed liquor stores are not affected.

    http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/dont_forget_friday_is_another.html [oregonlive.com]

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday January 20 2018, @11:37AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday January 20 2018, @11:37AM (#625128) Homepage Journal

    Ha! What reality are you living in? Cause it sure as hell ain't this one.

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