Published: September 27, 2023
This resource originally appeared on NEA.org
A small number of House GOP extremists – enabled by GOP leadership -- is again holding the U.S. government hostage—pushing extreme funding bills that are dead on arrival in the Senate and shred the social safety net still more.
Government shutdowns harm the economy as a whole, waste federal funds, and hurt individuals—especially the most vulnerable among us.
Impacts of 2023 Government Shutdown
Delayed paychecks for as many as 2 million members of the active-duty U.S. military and Federal Education Association, the NEA affiliate that represents the men and women who teach and support their children in Department of Defense schools stateside and overseas
10,000 children losing access to Head Start, the Department of Health and Human Service’s program for 3 and 4 year olds from low-income families
7 million low-income mothers, pregnant women, and children under age 5 losing access to WIC assistance, the Department of Agriculture program that provides nourishing food and healthcare services
Millions will lose food assistance
a shutdown would put vital nutrition assistance at risk for the nearly seven million people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Shutdown Jeopardizes Vital Nutrition Assistance for Moms and Young Children
During an Extreme Republican Shutdown, women and children who count on WIC would soon start being turned away at grocery store counters.
Inside the spending cuts House Republicans are fighting for
House Republicans want to cut Title I by nearly 80 percent.
Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching Us Toward a Government Shutdown
Extreme House Republicans continue to demand a reckless laundry list of partisan proposals as a condition of keeping the government open.
What Happens During a Government Shutdown?
The effects of a shutdown are complicated. This article unpacks what a shutdown is and what it would mean for Americans.
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