After 17 days the government shutdown is finally over. Don’t get too excited, though, this deal only allows for the Treasury to borrow through Feb. 7 and funds the government through Jan 15. So we will have another round of debate soon. The Affordable Health Care Act is officially up and was not de-funded, and the package provides back pay to…
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Government Shut-down
The U.S. federal government “shut-down” due to a disagreement over the budget and funding of the new federal health care plan on October 1st. Approximately 800,000 federal employees were furloughed and most of our national monuments are still closed. Be sure to check the websites of anywhere you were planning to visit that receives funding from the federal…