https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5 Government Shutdown en-us 2018-01-23 18:29:55 UTC 2018-01-24 23:41:43 UTC hello@padlet.com danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224460589 2018-01-24 21:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224460589 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224463709 The most basic reason is that the government gets funded by laws that have to go through Congress  and this time, Congress failed to pass a new government funding law before the old one expired. Since Congress failed to pass a new law, the government shutdown happened on January 20,2018 and it lasted three days]]> 2018-01-24 22:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224463709 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224464101 There are many issues at stake.For example there were many major departments that shutdown like Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, NASA,etc.If the shutdown continues more then two weeks, it would affect the economic growth.Other issues at stake is DACA and Medicare/Medicaid.]]> 2018-01-24 22:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224464101 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224468766 There might be a change in the DACA situation. Also means around one million federal employees cannot work. Also some government services will be affected. Federal workers that are deemed non essential are sent home or are furloughed. The IRS might send home up to 45,000 employees and health department may send half of 80,000 workers.Military staff aren't sent home but wont get paid until the shutdown is over. The Interior department is hit the hardest when shutdowns happen.]]> 2018-01-24 22:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224468766 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224473748 The government shutdown ends when either both the Democrats and the Republican agrees to the terms or either one agrees to the others term.]]> 2018-01-24 23:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224473748 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224474691 Some important dates are when the shutdown happened on January 20,2018 and when it ended on January 22.,2018. There's been a total of 18 shutdowns in the past years. The last shutdown was on October 1 to 17, 2013 and the first shutdown was on September 10 to October 11,1976.]]> 2018-01-24 23:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224474691 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224475620 2018-01-24 23:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224475620 danii9791 https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224476587 2018-01-24 23:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/danii9791/Governmentshutdown5/wish/224476587