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Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data for September because of the government shutdown in the United States.
That shutdown lasted for more than a month, with widespread effects. The Federal Aviation Administration was understaffed, causing flight cancellations, and federal workers missed two paychecks. The president's State of the Union address was postponed.
Florida is warning families not to expect their EBT cards to be reloaded next month, increasing pressure on Congress to end the government shutdown.
The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.
If the government shutdown is not resolved by Nov. 1, nearly 42 million people will be cut off from food aid benefits.
Monday, Oct. 20, officially makes our current government shutdown our third longest in U.S. history. If it does not end, it will break more records in the coming days.
Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans disagree.
The United States government shutdown has lasted 22 days, and it’s having an impact on federal workers and federally funded programs across the nation. Last