{"id":29468,"date":"2018-01-20T03:33:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/20\/government-shutdown-starts-saturday-after-senate-fails-to-pass-budget-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:42:06","slug":"government-shutdown-starts-saturday-after-senate-fails-to-pass-budget-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2018\/01\/20\/government-shutdown-starts-saturday-after-senate-fails-to-pass-budget-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Government headed for shutdown Saturday, after Senate fails to pass budget bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The government is heading for a shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congressional lawmakers failed to prevent a lapse in federal funding on Friday when a four-week budget extension plan stalled in the Senate. As a result, most non-essential government services will start closing Saturday morning, while many essential ones \u2014 like military missions \u2014 will continue even though workers won\u2019t be paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans blamed the budget impasse on Democratic leaders, who in recent days have pushed for any budget deal to include a fix to the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival policy on immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that with one noncontroversial and bipartisan vote, we can keep the government up and running,\u201d said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. \u201cOr our Democratic friends could continue to take the Democratic leader\u2019s advice and vote to shut down the government, destabilize funding for our troops, shut down the children\u2019s health care program, and still not get what they\u2019re demanding on illegal immigration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Democrats countered that the budget extension \u2014 which would have been the fourth in the last five months \u2014 is bad fiscal policy, and that Republicans should move ahead on a realistic full-year spending plan instead of short-term fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/01\/19\/pay-stops-mission-continues-shutdown-101-for-troops-and-families\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XFG4ELFAA5GZVNQHHZC6OHFNYM.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pay stops, mission continues: Shutdown 101 for troops and families<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Paychecks, commissaries, doctor&#039;s appointments, PCS moves &#8230; what stops, and what doesn&#039;t, if the budget bubble bursts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This continuing resolution \u201cis not an honest attempt to govern. as typical of this Republican majority,\u201d said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. \u201cIt was done with zero, zero negotiations with Democrats. They could get away with that strategy on the tax bill when they forced it through reconciliation. They can\u2019t here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final Senate chamber vote included a handful of Republicans voting against the budget measure, agreeing that a longer-term budget plan is needed, and several Democrats supporting it, arguing a shutdown must be avoided at all costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2018\/01\/19\/heres-what-a-government-shutdown-could-mean-for-gi-bill-users\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1607051_JH_133_VMA.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what a government shutdown could mean for GI Bill users<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A possible government shutdown could have major repercussions for active-duty service members and their families \u2014 but it likely wouldn\u2019t be as dire for veterans who rely on education benefits to pay their bills. At least for now.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the measure passed the House largely along party lines, with similar partisan sparring. Negotiations between Democratic leaders and the White House Friday afternoon produced no breakthrough as the midnight deadline loomed. A flurry of last-minute alternatives shuttled between Senate offices late Friday night similarly fell short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers are expected to spend the weekend trying to negotiate a short-term solution. Meanwhile, White House officials are working to minimize the effect and visibility of the shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, during the last extended government shutdown, the effects were readily apparent. Hundreds of thousands of government workers were furloughed, military support services like commissaries and medical clinics were shuttered, and national parks were declared off limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials in President Donald Trump\u2019s White House have a starkly different interpretation of this appropriations lapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parks are expected to stay open, though with limited staff. Fewer workers will be sent home, although the number will still total hundreds of thousands. Agencies have been instructed to review what funds may still be available to keep operations as close to normal as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/01\/03\/how-often-does-congress-use-continuing-resolutions-to-prevent-government-shutdowns\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-838604796.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How often does Congress use continuing resolutions to prevent government shutdowns?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">When it comes to Congress funding the federal government each fiscal year, delay has become the new norm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney accused former President Barack Obama of \u201cweaponizing\u201d the government shutdown in an effort to score political points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey could have made the shutdown in 2013 much less impactful, but they chose to make it worse,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it will look different this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, an extended shutdown will have a significant impact on numerous government agencies, particularly the military. Troops will be required to work without pay during the funding lapse, a situation that defense leaders have described as devastating to morale. Paychecks due out next Friday will arrive as scheduled, but subsequent ones will be delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, just hours before the shutdown deadline arrived, lawmakers passed emergency legislation to prevent service members\u2019 salaries from being hurt. Similar legislation is pending in Congress now, but was not adopted before the midnight deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military training not related to overseas operations will cease starting Saturday. Other non-essential programs like family support services will also be halted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the vote, Defense Secretary James Mattis criticized the latest budget impasse and the continued budget gridlock on Capitol Hill in recent years. Since October 2016, the government has been operating under short-term resolutions instead of a full year budget for all but five months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need Congress back in the driver\u2019s seat of budget decisions, not in the spectator seat of the Budget Control Act\u2019s indiscriminate and automatic cuts,\u201d Mattis said. \u201cWe need a budget and we need budget predictability if we\u2019re to sustain our military\u2019s primacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/20\/what-does-the-shutdown-mean-heres-some-guidance-from-mattis\/?utm_source=Facebook&#038;utm_medium=Socialflow\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">What does the shutdown mean? Here\u2019s some guidance from Mattis<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call for stable defense funding has been a theme of Republican lawmakers for the last week, although the four-week budget deal that failed Friday would not have remedied that. But both sides portrayed their stance as more friendly to the military in the long-term, and the other side\u2019s stubbornness as hurting the troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials emphasized that overseas military operations should not be disrupted by the shutdown. But Mattis said that maintenance activities \u201cwill probably pretty much shut down\u201d and over 50 percent of the department\u2019s civilian workforce will be furloughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it\u2019s got a terrible impact,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the same time, the submarine that was put to sea last week will still be out for three months and, God bless them, the lads will not have any e-mail connectivity, so they will not even know what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Veterans Affairs said more than 95 percent of its workers will stay on the job through the shutdown, but that\u2019s due to advance appropriations approved by Congress back in September 2016. Some call centers and assistance programs will be affected, but not medical services or benefits checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And White House officials acknowledged that officials working on fiscal 2019 budget plans \u2014 set to be unveiled next month \u2014 will have to halt their work while the current year\u2019s budget is sorted out. 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