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A [[Government shutdowns in the United States|shutdown of the United States federal government]] began at midnight [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on Saturday, January 19, 2018, after a failure to pass relevant legislation funding bill for government operations and agencies. This stemmed from disputes over the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] (DACA) immigration policy, and therefore whether those covered under the program should face deportation. There was also a dispute over whether funding should be allocated towards building a [[Mexico–United States barrier|Mexico–United States border wall]], a keystone policy during [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump's presidential campaign]]. |
A [[Government shutdowns in the United States|shutdown of the United States federal government]] began at midnight [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on Saturday, January 19, 2018, after a failure to pass relevant legislation funding bill for government operations and agencies. This stemmed from disputes over the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] (DACA) immigration policy, and therefore whether those covered under the program should face deportation. There was also a dispute over whether funding should be allocated towards building a [[Mexico–United States barrier|Mexico–United States border wall]], a keystone policy during [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump's presidential campaign]]. |
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This is the first shutdown in United States history to occur while both chambers of Congress as well as the White House are controlled by the same party (in this case the Republicans). One-party funding lapses have occurred previously, but did not result in the federal government's functions shutting down.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grady |first=Constance |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/19/16911148/government-shutdown-unified-control |title=This would be the first real government shutdown under one-party government, ever |publisher=Vox |date= |accessdate=January 20, 2018}}</ref> The shutdown began on the first anniversary of [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|Donald Trump taking office]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2018-01-19-senate-vote-deal-latest-news-live-updates/ |title=CBS News |publisher=CBS News |date= |accessdate=January 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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A shutdown of the United States federal government began at midnight EST on Saturday, January 19, 2018, after a failure to pass relevant legislation funding bill for government operations and agencies. This stemmed from disputes over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy, and therefore whether those covered under the program should face deportation. There was also a dispute over whether funding should be allocated towards building a Mexico–United States border wall, a keystone policy during Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Background
The U.S. government's 2018 fiscal year began on October 1, 2017. Because regular appropriations bills to fund the government had not been passed, Congress funded the government through a series of temporary continuing resolutions. On September 8, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (H.R. 601), extending temporary funding until December 8, 2017.[1][2] Two additional continuing resolutions were later passed: the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.J.Res. 123) funded the government through December 22, 2017, and the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1370) funded it through January 19, 2018.[3]
The negotiations on a permanent appropriations bill had become entangled with disputes over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy. DACA is an American immigration policy that allowed some individuals who entered the country as minors, and had either entered or remained in the country illegally, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and to be eligible for a work permit. As of 2017, approximately 800,000 individuals were enrolled in the program created by DACA. The policy was established by the Obama Administration through executive action in June 2012 in response to Congress' failure to pass the DREAM Act. The Trump Administration rescinded DACA in September 2017, setting an expiration date of March 2018, with the stated preference that Congress adopt a legislative solution.[4]
Shutdown
As of January 19, 2018, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 195) was under consideration to extend funding through February 16, 2018. The bill passed the House on January 18, but a cloture vote in the Senate failed 50–49,[5] with 60 votes required to end a Democrat-led filibuster,[6] at around 10:45 pm EST, shortly before the midnight expiration of the previous continuing resolution. Forty-five Republicans were joined by five Democrats in voting yes to the cloture motion on the resolution, while four Republicans voted against cloture. This continuing resolution, supported by Republican leadership, included a six-year authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which had not been funded since October, and delayed several healthcare taxes stemming from the Affordable Care Act. Democrats preferred a shorter resolution lasting a few days, intending for negotiations to incorporate an extension of the DACA policy.[7]
As the shutdown began, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill proposed a bill that would ensure the military would continue being paid and receive death benefits during the shutdown. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the measure, wanting to "restore funding for the entire government before this becomes necessary". This resulted in the bill's failure.[8][9] In proposing the bill, McCaskill had noted that Trump had blamed Democrats if the military were to go unpaid during the shutdown.[10] McConnell himself had also accused Democrats of keeping "the government shuttered for American troops, American veterans, American military families".[11]
Effects
The Trump administration announced its intention to minimize the impact of the shutdown. National Park Service (NPS) facilities will generally remain open, although staff will still be furloughed and some areas of parks may be closed if the lack of staff requires it.[12] National monuments in Washington D.C. will remain open.[13] On the first day of the shutdown, it was estimated that about a third of NPS's 417 sites were completely closed, including historical and cultural sites mainly consisting of buildings. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Bell were among the sites closed.[14]
Some agencies may stay open for a limited time by using unspent funds from sources other than annual appropriations, or using fee revenue.[12] The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can remain open for a few weeks after the shut down since it will have access to fees already collected in prior years.[15]
Unlike in previous shutdowns, the local government in Washington, D.C. will continue operating through the shutdown, due to a provision enacted in the previous year's appropriations legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017.[16]
Due to their status as federal service academies, the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy canceled all of their collegiate athletic events until further notice;[17][18] the United States Coast Guard Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Military Academy (Army) were not forced to cancel or reschedule games due to how their athletic programs are organized and funded.[19] Army's men ice hockey team was reportedly forced to cancel its yearly hockey rivalry game against the Royal Military College of Canada,[20] but the game was later announced to happen as scheduled.[21]
Reactions
Politicians
On January 19, Trump tweeted that it is "[n]ot looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy."[22]
In a statement, the White House blamed the shutdown on Senate Democrats and said that it would not negotiate with the Democrats on immigration.[23] The President's planned trip to Mar-a-Lago in Florida was postponed hours prior to the shutdown.[24] The hashtag #trumpshutdown became the top trending hashtag worldwide on January 20, 2018.[25]
In reference to his meeting with Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer said in a statement that “We discussed all of the major outstanding issues, we made some progress, but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continue.”[26]
As the deadline for the 2018 funding approached, commentators pointed out Donald Trump's previous statements regarding shutdowns. In May 2017, Trump said that "our country needs a 'good shutdown'".[27] Back in 2013, during the Obama presidency Trump, when asked who should be "fired" if there is a government shut down answered "if you say who gets fired it always has to be the top (...) problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top and the president’s the leader (...) when they talk about the government shutdown, they’re going to be talking about the president of the United States, who the president was at that time", and that in a shutdown, "the pressure" was on the president.[28][27]
Public opinion
In a CNN poll conducted between January 14–18, 56 percent of respondents said avoiding a shutdown was more important than continuing DACA as opposed to 34 percent who said the opposite.[29]
Poll source | Fieldwork | Trump | Congress | All | Ref. | |
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Republicans | Democrats | |||||
CNN | January 14–18, 2018 | 21% | 26% | 31% | 10% | [29] |
The Washington Post/ABC News | January 15–18, 2018 | 48% | 28% | 18% | [30] |
See also
References
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(help) - ^ DeBonis, Mike; Werner, Erica (December 21, 2017). "Senate passes stopgap spending bill, allowing Congress to avert partial government shutdown". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Alcindor, Yamiche; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (September 5, 2017). "After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize 'Dreamers'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Government Shuts Down as Senate Fails to Advance Spending Measure". January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Senate Republicans plan Monday 1 a.m. vote to end government shutdown". WLUK. Washington, D.C.: Sinclair Broadcast Group. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ DeBonis, Mike; O'Keefe, Ed; Werner, Erica; Viebeck, Elise (January 19, 2018). "Vote on funding bill fails in Senate, virtually assuring government shutdown at midnight". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Lamothe, Dan. "Amid government shutdown, the military becomes major front in political battle". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Senator McConnell Objects to Military Pay Protection". C-SPAN. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Willis, Oliver. "Watch Mitch McConnell kill effort to protect military pay as GOP pushed for shutdown". Shareblue Media. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Tritten, Travis. "Congress barrels into shutdown without protecting military pay". Washington Examiner. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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(help) - ^ a b "Trump Administration Says It'd Run Shutdown Differently, Keep Parks Open". Bloomberg.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Naylor, Brian (January 19, 2018). "Open or Closed? Here's What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown". NPR. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Kuznia, Rob; Dixon, Deby; Crandall, Diana (January 20, 2018). "At national parks, the confusing reality of the government shutdown's first day". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Gene Quinn (January 19, 2018). "Update: USPTO to Remain Open in spite of Government Shutdown". Ipwatchdog.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Connolly, Griffin (January 19, 2018). "D.C. Stays Open This Time Around — Even If Federal Government Shuts Down". Roll Call. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Air Force cancels games due to government shutdown". ESPN. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "USMMA Athletics Notice". January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Air Force cancels all athletic events due to shutdown". Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Air Force Games Postponed Over Government Shutdown". Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ https://twitter.com/ArmyWP_Hockey/status/954765506753556481
- ^ Trump, Donald J. (January 19, 2018). "Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy". @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "The Latest: White House says it won't negotiate with Dems". ABC News. Associated Press. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Berman, Russell (January 20, 2018). "The Government Is Officially Closed for Business". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "#TrumpShutdown becomes top trending hashtag worldwide". TheHill. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Shaw, Adam (January 20, 2018). "Government braces for shutdown as Senate fails to meet deadline for spending deal". Fox News. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Donald Trump on government shutdowns: 2013 vs. now". Usatoday.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Trump's comments blaming Obama for 2013 government shutdown resurface". TheHill. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Agiesta, Jennifer. "CNN poll: DACA not worth a shutdown, except to Democrats". CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Clement, Scott. "More blame Republicans than Democrats for potential government shutdown, Post-ABC poll finds". Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2018.