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The previous government shutdown took place during Trump’s first term, from December 2018 to January 2019, when he demanded funding for a US-Mexico border wall. That 35-day shutdown remains the longest in US history.
Federal agencies began closing operations at 12:01 am
Washington: The United States federal government officially entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a funding measure to keep operations running in the Donald Trump-led federal regime. This marks the first shutdown in nearly seven years.
By a vote of 55 to 45, the Senate rejected the legislation. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster and pass, despite its goal of extending federal funding for seven weeks. Democrats had warned to force a shutdown if President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers failed to meet their demands for health care.
Federal agencies began closing operations at 12:01 am, after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican stopgap measure that would have kept government funding flowing through November 21.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are trying to "bully" Democrats by refusing to negotiate on an extension of expanded Affordable Care Act tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year.
First shutdown in 7 years
"We hope they sit down with us and talk. Otherwise, it's the Republicans will be driving us straight towards a shutdown tonight at midnight. The American people will blame them for bringing the federal government to a halt," Schumer said after the vote. The failure to keep the government open means hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed or laid off. Following the vote, the White House's Office of Management and Budget instructed agencies to "execute their plans for an orderly shutdown", the leader said.
Trump, in a pre-shutdown warning stated that some actions taken during the funding lapse could be “irreversible” and directed at programs favored by Democrats. Trump stated that the shutdown could result in “cutting vast numbers of people out, eliminating programs they like, and removing services they depend on.
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However Republicans insisted they would not alter the legislation, describing it as a streamlined, “clean” bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted, “We can reopen it tomorrow” if enough Democrats break party lines.
The previous government shutdown took place during Trump’s first term, from December 2018 to January 2019, when he demanded funding for a US-Mexico border wall. That 35-day shutdown remains the longest in US history, causing major disruptions for federal employees and airport operations.
