The Government Shutdown and its effects

The Government Shutdown on Wednesday occurred because Republicans and Democrats were unable to agree on a bill that would fund government services through October.

The Republicans control both chambers of Congress. But they are short 60 votes in the Senate needed to pass the spending bill, which gives the democrats a lot of negotiation power. Democrats are demanding $1.5 trillion in new spending

Democrats are trying to get a reversal in Trump's medicare cuts and see an extension of expiring tax credits, which makes Health Care cheaper for Americans.

Many brutal consequences will continue until there is a compromise. Troops actively protecting the United States will go without pay, but will still have to continue working. Homeland security members will also continue to work without pay, making up roughly 200,000 people.

Many Airports across the United States will face delays as thousands of employees of the Federal Aviation Administration are expected to be furloughed.

The Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative, which enables hospitals to obtain approval to treat Medicare patients with conditions such as respiratory diseases or bacterial infections at home, expired on Tuesday. This program helps over 1200 patients per month.

As of Day 3 of the Government Shutdown, Republicans still need five votes to end the shutdown, with the latest vote being 55-45.

In some of the cuts that Republicans are trying to cut, federal medicaid dollars is going to illegal and illegal immigrants have been enrolling in taxpayer-subsidized Obamacare.

Illegal immigrants should not be able to get the medicaid dollars and be able to enroll in Obamacare. This is the main fight in the government shutdown. Illegals are improperly accessing these services.

"The Heritage Foundation has a good breakdown of how section 2141 of the Democrat funding bill would roll back the OBBBA’s healthcare provisions. Most importantly, the bill would allow all “qualified aliens” to apply for Medicaid — as opposed to limiting eligibility to lawful permanent residents — and once again expand the federal match rate for state Medicaid programs," Tim Rice.

Under the Affordable Care Act, California expanded Medicaid to include undocumented immigrants through California Senate Bill 104 (SB 104), which was signed into law in 2020. It has been estimated that California's program is spending upwards of $5 billion annually on this act, including both state and federal resources.