In addition to the 800,000 federal employees who are furloughed or working without pay, an estimated 1.2 million people who had been working on government contracts aren't getting paid either. https://t.co/K9yVLhu3nR
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 23, 2019
It’s been a month since the first day of the government shutdown. Here's an update on where things stand. https://t.co/XQXlm93oyv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 23, 2019
Shutdown risks delaying FDA approval of potentially life-saving drugs and therapies https://t.co/GkX9bZnBb9
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 22, 2019
This @GlennThrush story explains who is hardest hit by the government shutdown: the poor and vulnerable. https://t.co/8LjMAha2fl
— Molly Parker (@MollyParkerSI) January 22, 2019
The government shutdown is becoming a 'meaningful risk' to the economy https://t.co/XcrZGhOOUn by @readkrystalhu pic.twitter.com/A3GjED6itH
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) January 21, 2019
NEW: The federal judiciary now says it has enough money to fund operations through *Jan. 31* — the last estimate was through Jan. 25. Spox for the Administrative Office said they're looking for a way to make the money last through Feb. 1, but after that, no more extensions pic.twitter.com/FD8jyM5iUH
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 22, 2019
“As of Feb. 1, 2019, all tenants will be responsible for full basic rent.”
Landlords are now pressing the poor for payments the gov't normally makes on their behalf. Read @GlennThrush on the shutdown's consequences for the most vulnerable: https://t.co/nm68sC37XK
— Emily Badger (@emilymbadger) January 22, 2019
The partial government shutdown has opened up a hole for unsafe household products to enter the U.S. https://t.co/47vJ7NSEj3
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 22, 2019
This is what happens when you elect a reality TV star with no previous experience in public service, government, or politics to the highest office in the land.https://t.co/7YNzDlGKYz
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) January 22, 2019
Great piece by @NatashaBertrand on the very real effect of the shutdown in law enforcement. As @Mimirocah1 and I both say here, there isn’t much prosecutors can do on their own if law enforcement agents are sidelined or limited. https://t.co/o8hnL0frHB
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) January 23, 2019
Some IRS agents are refusing to show up for work unpaid, apparently in coordination with each other, which would be a new escalation in the government shutdown: https://t.co/DOMUWC0GBU
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) January 23, 2019
Sad! 