Second government shutdown in three weeks.

Government shutdowns are never good, let alone having two in only three weeks. They close almost all federal buildings and operations such as national parks, no pay for military or federal workers and much more. The most recent shutdown was resolved in the early morning of Friday, February 9, 2018. Lawmakers were struggling to pass a spending bill that would fund the government for this year. According to the ABC News article, it states that the lawmakers passed a bipartisan budget deal that would increase military spending by over $300 billion, $90 billion fusion for disaster relief and funding towards medical priorities like the opioid crisis and veterans medical facilities. The government will be running at least to March 23. Lawmakers need to pass another measure that will fund us for 2018 and longer. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee of Responsible Federal Budget, believes that this should be classified as fiscal malpractice and that it could add up to $2 trillion to the national debt.

I emphasize everyone to read this article because no matter what political party you associate yourself with, the bills that are being passed and that have caused the shutdowns will affect you and your community.