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Sunday, December 23, 2018

News Alert: Washington braces for lengthy shutdown

 
 
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Washington braces for lengthy shutdown
Washington is preparing for a lengthy partial shutdown as a deal to fully reopen the government remains elusive.

Though only in its second day after Congress missed the midnight deadline Friday, lawmakers are warning they believe roughly a quarter of the government could remain shuttered well into the week.

Both Monday and Tuesday are federal holidays, but the ramifications of a partial shutdown are expected be felt more widely on Wednesday, the first federal workday since the missed deadline.

The Senate isn’t expected to formally reconvene until Thursday and House lawmakers were told not to expect votes before then, raising the prospects that the partial closure could last for up to a week or longer.
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