{"id":45960,"date":"2025-09-30T23:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?page_id=45960"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:36:16","slug":"shutdown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about a government shutdown\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everything you need to know about the government shutdown<\/mark> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The longest shutdown ever ended on Nov. 12, 2025. <\/strong>While some agencies received full year appropriations, funding for most federal agencies remains at fiscal year 2025 levels and will run out again at midnight on Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our political leaders are elected to serve the public, and by failing to keep the government open and working they are failing to uphold that central promise to the American people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why it matters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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This particular shutdown has especially high stakes. During the past year, the administration has already executed a de facto government shutdown by arbitrarily removing hundreds of thousands of civil servants through haphazard workforce cuts, unilaterally freezing congressionally approved funding, failing to enforce laws and effectively sabotaging the work at agencies dealing with everything from public health and education to consumer protection, foreign aid, law enforcement and scientific research. Until a spending deal is reached, the Trump administration will have enormous latitude to determine which government services and programs will continue and which agencies to keep open or shut down. These decisions could go much farther than what has occurred in past shutdowns, as the administration has directed agencies to execute mass layoffs of federal employees who are currently furloughed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Ultimately, this shutdown is a critical turning point for our democratic system of governance. The current dysfunctional approach to funding the government is clearly unsustainable, reckless and a flagrant disregard of taxpayer resources. Congress must reach an agreement to reopen the government as soon as possible and find a long-term solution to incentivize government funding per set deadlines without the threat of shutdowns.” <\/p>\n