Shutdown in the USA, in the 5th week, threatens food program

Democratic senators voted, for the twelfth time, against funding the food assistance program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In short, resources have been exhausted. There will currently be no benefits issued on November 1st. United States Department of Agriculture

Airports experience delays due to the absence of servers. Without receiving salaries, air traffic controllers in the United States are presenting medical certificates to be able to take time off, while they look for other sources of income, said the Secretary of Transportation this Sunday (26), Sean Duffy. More than 3,000 takeoffs were delayed this Sunday alone.

Shutdown could impact travel on the main holiday in the United States. The Thanksgiving celebration, when tens of millions of Americans travel to celebrate the date with their families, could be impacted by the reduction in the number of servers at the country’s airports, roads and bus stations, airlines and travel agencies warn. In 2024, 80 million people traveled within the United States, 6 million by plane. This year, the date will be November 27th.

Congress tried to vote on the agreement 12 times. Upon reaching the ceiling for federal public debt on September 30th, Congress should have approved a new budget to be valid from October 1st. After 12 attempts to vote since then, members of the Republican, government, and Democratic, opposition parties, were unable to reach an agreement.

Shutdown is the second longest in the United States. If it continues until November 6th, the event will surpass the 35 days of strikes recorded between December 2018 and January 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term.

Daily impact of US$15 billion on the economy. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the shutdown of American government activities is leading to serious damage to the country’s economy.