Demand Trump Ends The Government Shutdown NOW!!
- by: Barb Knight
- recipient: President Donald Trump
President Trump, we, the undersigned demand that you end this shutdown NOW! Families are struggling to feed their children. It is not fair. Sometimes we have to take what we are offered and go on, even if it isn't from the Republican Party. Everyone needs to learn how to give and take. I believe it is never too late to learn such a simple rule. Wall or no wall this ends now. See examples below.
380,000 federal workers are furloughed and not being paid.
420,000 federal employees are working without pay.
Tens of thousands of contractors who rely on the federal government but are not full-time employees are not being paid and are less likely to receive back pay. Federal contractors could be losing a combined $200 million per day, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Government.
With nearly 50% of the US Food & Drug Administration off the job due to the shutdown, some agency employees worry about the safety & health of the American public. The FDA has stopped some inspections of food, including fruit, meat, seafood & vegetables.
The Department of Justice has asked for a delay to a lawsuit that could invalidate the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, under which millions obtain health insurance.
Food programs, health care and paychecks are left in doubt for Native American tribes.
States like Oklahoma are delaying contracts for new road and bridge work because of the uncertainty of federal funds.
The Smithsonian's 19 museums in and around Washington have been closed.
Border Patrol agents are still working, but without pay. Some Border Patrol officers have sued the Trump administration over the missing pay.
The backlog in immigration cases is growing as many immigration courts are closed.
Employers can't use the federal system, E-Verify, to confirm whether workers are in the US legally.
Farmers who would normally be looking to a Jan. 11 monthly report on the supply and demand of agricultural products to help determine what to plant next season will have to wait if the US Department of Agriculture remains closed.
Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors aren't on the job, according to The New York Times.
The IRS isn't staffed to answer questions about changes from the new tax law.
Wildfire prep work and firefighter training have been halted as several thousand US Forest Service workers, and Smokey the Bear, are furloughed.
National Transportation Safety Board investigations of fatal accidents have been put on hold.
Almost all civil cases in federal courts, including discrimination and whistleblower cases, have been delayed.
Scientists had to cease their work for various federal research agencies, including NASA and the National Science Foundation, placing the results of delicate experiments in the balance.
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