LARGE TREE.
>>> AS OF SATURDAY, THE UNITED
STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO
FAILED NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS OVER THE FUNDING OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BORDER WALL.
THOUGH ROUGHLY 800,000 FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES ARE AFFECTED BY THE
SHUTDOWN, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
AGENCIES HAVE SEEN LESS OF AN
IMPACT.
IN CROW WING COUNTY, MANY
PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT DO NOT
CLOSE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS
DOWN.
IF THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, THE
COUNTY COULD BE FORCED TO SHUT
DOWN SOME PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
>> ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS WE'RE LOANING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THE MONEY UNTIL THEY
PAY US BACK FOR THE SERVICES
THAT WE PROVIDE.
AND SO WE TRY VERY HARD TO
INSULATE THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF ONE THING
IF YOU'RE SITTING IN WASHINGTON
D.C. AND YOU HAVE A GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN AND IT IMPACTS PEOPLE
FAR-FLUNG ACROSS THE NATION.
FOR US, THAT IS REALLY EYEBALL
TO EYEBALL.
THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR
NEIGHBORS, OUR RELATIVES, AND WE
TRY OUR DARNEST NOT TO LET THEM
DOWN.
>> AS OF TODAY, NO AGREEMENT HAS
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