US EditionThe Government Shutdown Is Now the Longest - and Likely the Most Damaging in US History
The shutdown, caused by funding lapses and stalled negotiations on Obamacare subsidies, marks the 21st funding gap, with 11 leading to shutdowns, officials said.
- Wednesday the United States government reached 35 full days of shutdown, making it the longest recorded in history.
- A funding gap occurs when funding is not enacted into law, and a shutdown happens as federal agencies close and employees are furloughed.
- It surpassed the partial shutdown that began Dec. 22, 2018, with funding restored on the 35th day on Jan. 25, 2019, marking the 21st funding gap in history with 11 causing shutdowns.
- Multiple sources say senators are negotiating a stopgap funding bill with a promise to vote later on rising Obamacare subsidies, and several senators are tentatively predicting it could end soon.
- About dozen Democratic senators have privately signaled openness to a plan, and if Republicans agree, that would be enough votes to pass the bill amid growing pain for the American people.
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The current shutdown has become the longest in US history - it has been going on for 35 days, and Trump plans to intensify the fight
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