Funding Bill Heads to U.S. Senate as Partial Government Shutdown Looms Large<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWithout those measures or a temporary funding extension, the federal government would face a shutdown, during which non-essential operations are suspended while essential services and mandatory programs continue, according to U.S. law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Republicans hold a 53-seat majority in the Senate, they still need at least seven votes from Senate Democrats to pass a funding measure under chamber rules to prevent prolonged debate and voting delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both parties remain entrenched in their positions. Democrats are pushing for the inclusion of health care subsidies and other provisions, while Republican leaders are seeking a short-term extension with additional security funding for federal branches, CNN reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Democratic congressional leaders, calling their demands \u201cunserious and ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, issued a joint statement Saturday evening, declaring, \u201cWe are resolute in our determination to avoid a government shutdown and address the Republican healthcare crisis. Time is running out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NEW CHAOS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf the current budget impasse is not resolved, the looming U.S. government shutdown could differ greatly from previous ones. The White House has signaled it may adopt a new approach, urging agencies to scale back staff in programs whose funding has expired and that do not align with the administration\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a memo issued Wednesday by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), agencies whose funding ends on Oct. 1 and those deemed \u201cnot consistent with the president\u2019s priorities\u201d should consider sending out termination notices to employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump administration\u2019s indication that federal employees could be dismissed rather than furloughed in a government shutdown has raised concerns over job security for a workforce strained by budget cuts and layoffs, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some analysts believe the White House is not making empty threats and the Trump administration is willing to fire federal employees if no deal is reached. \u201cThe Trump administration already has fired tens of thousands of employees, so people should take the new threat seriously,\u201d Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell West said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last shutdown, which occurred from late December 2018 to late January 2019 and lasted 35 days, roughly 800,000 federal employees were furloughed or required to work without pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOVERNMENT DISFUNCTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf the U.S. government shuts down next month, immigration, border enforcement and defense operations are expected to continue through funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Trump signed into law in July. Contingency plans from relevant agencies are likely to outline which functions remain in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The OMB said in the memo that the measure would provide sufficient resources to ensure that several core administration priorities, including the president\u2019s domestic agenda package, would not be disrupted. This time, however, the OMB has opted not to post the plans centrally, instead leaving them on individual agency websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House, certain executive offices and Congress also remain operational, though many staff members could be furloughed or may be fired this time. Independent entities and government-sponsored enterprises not reliant on annual appropriations, including the Federal Reserve and postal services, would continue functioning, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrograms that did not benefit from an infusion of mandatory appropriations will bear the brunt of a shutdown,\u201d the OMB wrote in the memo, as reported by Politico, a Washington-based political newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe White House simply wants to win the confrontation (with the Democrats). It may be that they will lose in terms of public opinion if they proceed to mass firings,\u201d said Clay Ramsay, a researcher at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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