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The president told House Republican leaders today that he would not sign the seven-week continuing resolution (CR) passed by the Senate because it does not include additional funding for his border priorities. This raises the possibility of a partial government shutdown with one day left before the current CR expires and no clear path forward.
The stopgap funding measure passed last night by the Senate would keep those agencies without fiscal 2019 appropriations funded at current levels through Feb. 8.
NTEU is pressing elected officials to do their jobs by keeping all agencies open, with employees paid on time. A shutdown will not only interrupt important government services, but would severely disrupt employees’ holiday plans as agencies begin to inform them if they would be furloughed or on the job without pay. Read more on NTEU's shutdown page.