Parts
of the United States federal government shut down at midnight after
Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal on Friday night to
avert the shuttering of several departments. Both the US House of
Representatives and the Senate adjourned after Senate Majority Whip John
Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said there would not be a vote Friday night
in the Senate. Funding for roughly a quarter of the federal government
then expired at midnight, including appropriations for the Departments
of Homeland Security, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and other
parts of the government. This is the first time in 40 years that the
government has been closed three times in a year. However, before they
adjourned for the night, the Senate passed a bill to ensure federal
employees who are furloughed get back pay. It was passed by unanimous
consent, but still will need to pass the House.US government partially shuts down for the third time in a year after congress failed to reach a funding deal for the border wall
Parts
of the United States federal government shut down at midnight after
Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal on Friday night to
avert the shuttering of several departments. Both the US House of
Representatives and the Senate adjourned after Senate Majority Whip John
Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said there would not be a vote Friday night
in the Senate. Funding for roughly a quarter of the federal government
then expired at midnight, including appropriations for the Departments
of Homeland Security, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and other
parts of the government. This is the first time in 40 years that the
government has been closed three times in a year. However, before they
adjourned for the night, the Senate passed a bill to ensure federal
employees who are furloughed get back pay. It was passed by unanimous
consent, but still will need to pass the House.
