Government Shutdown: Stoppage Tied for Longest Ever as Trump's Team Warns of 'Mass Chaos' at Airports
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that another week of shutdown could even force the administration to close some of the national airspace in what he said could prompt "mass chaos."
The government shutdown now stands at 35 days and is tied as the longest in US history as economic pain points continue to mount.
This past weekend was the worst yet at airports, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that another week of shutdown could even force the administration to close some of the national airspace in what he said could prompt "mass chaos."
Meanwhile the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is received by roughly one in eight Americans, will pay partial food aid benefits, according to a Trump administration court filing on Monday.
Trump added some confusion around that issue Tuesday when he posted on social media that benefits would "be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed later in the day he wasn't referring to these immediate benefits, saying "we're getting that partial payment out the door."
Either way, these growing economic ripples appear to be having an effect on lawmakers: Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggested to reporters Tuesday that bipartisan talks may have the Senate "close to an off-ramp."
This new momentum comes ahead of a Senate recess scheduled to start at the end of the week. The outlines of a possible deal are coming into focus, which could reopen the government — but perhaps only for a matter of weeks.
Overall, flight interruptions have now impacted over 3 million passengers, an airline group says, and the delays continued over the weekend with new stoppages seen Monday in Southern California.
Saturday was also the beginning of an open enrollment period for healthcare programs run by Affordable Care Act exchanges. Premium increases there — with Democrats looking to extend enhanced government subsidies for those plans — are at the heart of the impasse as some premiums are set to double next year.
Republicans have said they will promise a healthcare vote on a specified date in the coming weeks in return for reopening the government now.
It remains to to be seen if that concession unlocks enough Democratic votes after the party has said for weeks that these two votes need to happen at the same time.
Source: Yahoo Finance
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