January 10th, 2019: Government Shut Down Now 20 Days

January 10th, 2019

President Trump just departed McAllen, Tx, where he met with border patrol agents and talked about border security.  He is returning now to Washington, DC, as negotiations to reopen parts of the federal government continue. (Democratic lawmakers and Trump are at an impasse over funding for his long-promised border.)

Also today on January 10th, 2019, federal employees held a rally in Washington, D.C.  to end the shutdown.

The government has been shut down for 20 days. A total of 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed or working without pay since December 21st, 2018, and won't receive their next paychecks until the government reopens.

Food Stamps Could Be Affected by Shutdown

The partial government shutdown glided into its third week Saturday with no end in sight. If the government is not reopened before February, millions of Americans who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- the nation's food stamp program -- could have their assistance disrupted.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP at the federal level, is one of the agencies unfunded during the partial government shutdown. Although SNAP is automatically renewed, it has not been allocated funding from Congress beyond January. Congress has appropriated $3 billion in emergency funds for SNAP distribution, but that would not cover all of February's obligations:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/millions-could-face-severe-cuts-to-food-stamps-due-to-government-shutdown

2019 Veterans Field Guide to Federal Government Shutdown

2019 Veterans Field Guide to Federal Government Shutdown:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html

This includes services NOT impacted and services that ARE impacted.