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A U.S. government shutdown looms as Congress and the White House deadlock over funding, with Republicans pushing a short-term extension and Democrats demanding ACA subsidy protections, risking permanent layoffs for non-essential workers.
A federal government shutdown looms as Congress and the White House remain deadlocked over funding, with Republicans proposing a short-term extension through November 21 and Democrats demanding protections for Affordable Care Act subsidies.
The White House has warned that a shutdown could lead to permanent layoffs—reductions in force—marking a major shift from past shutdowns that involved temporary furloughs and delayed pay.
While essential services like Social Security, Medicare, and military operations would continue, non-excepted workers could be furloughed or permanently laid off.
Democrats have criticized the potential layoffs as intimidation, and no negotiations are currently underway.
Past shutdowns resulted in retroactive pay, but workers may face financial hardship.
The last shutdown lasted 35 days in 2018–2019.
Un cierre del gobierno de los Estados Unidos se avecina mientras el Congreso y la Casa Blanca se encuentran en un punto muerto sobre el financiamiento, con los republicanos presionando por una extensión a corto plazo y los demócratas exigiendo protecciones de subsidios de la ACA, arriesgando despidos permanentes para trabajadores no esenciales.