DAY 30: America's longest shutdown is now a month old. Here are 30 ways Americans are feeling the pain:
1. 450,000 public workers are being made to work without pay, including members of the U.S. Coast Guard, TSA, Border Patrol, FBI, and Secret Service.
2. 350,000 public workers have been temporarily laid off.
3. Tens of thousands of federal contractors have been laid off for a month, including janitors, security guards, and cafeteria workers. They are losing up to $200 million a day. It is unlikely that they will ever receive pay for the time they have missed.
4. Nearly 10,000 companies that do business with the U.S. government are losing money, according to the Washington Post.
5. Pop-up food banks have opened up to feed unpaid government workers.
6. The four week shutdown is costing the U.S. $200 million a day, or almost $6 billion so far according to analysis by The New York Times.
7. Unpaid TSA workers have been calling in 'sick' or quitting, leading to longer security lines and missed flights. Some airports have begun closing terminals.
8. The FAA is inadequately staffed to perform safety inspections on a regular schedule.
9. Air Traffic Controllers, who were already suffering a 30-year staffing low, have been feeling the strain of going unpaid. Some have begun quitting.
10. With 41% of the FDA laid off, some food safety inspections have stopped.
11. With 5,000 staffers laid off, the FBI reports that investigations have slowed.
12. Food and health programs for Native Americans have lost funding.
13. National parks are overflowing with garbage and human waste. Trees at Joshua Tree national park have been vandalized or destroyed.
14. The backlog of immigration cases is growing.
15. Farmers are not receiving federal subsidies that were intended to help them cope with the impact of Pres. Trump's tariffs.
16. EPA pollution inspectors are not working.
17. Tax refunds may not be sent out on time.
18. The IRS is unable to answer taxpayers' questions.
19. Small businesses in Washington, D.C. are losing their customers.
20. NASA has stoped research.
21. The FTC's identity theft reporting system is shut down.
22. Student loans are being delayed as universities are unable to verify parents' income with the IRS
23. Small Business Administration loans have been delayed.
24. Domestic violence shelters that receive federal funds have been forced to cut services.
25. Highway and transit projects are being delayed or canceled.
26. Wildfire preparations in western states are delayed.
27. The National Hurricane Center's research has been delayed
28. The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are closed.
29. Funding for Section 8 housing assistance has lapsed, placing low-income families at risk of eviction.
30. Civil cases in federal court have been delayed. Lawsuits against Donald Trump in federal court are on hold.
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