The federal government has shut down. Here's what you need to know

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "In the event of a lapse in appropriation, SSA will follow the contingency plan for continued activities, and Social Security beneficiaries would continue receiving their Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) payments," the agency told CNN.
60% : Most employees in Customs and Border Patrol will be retained, as well as those who work for Immigration and Customers Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Secret Service, Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
56% : States, schools and others can still access the billions of dollars in awards the department made over the summer.
52% : States have also stepped in to keep some national parks open using their own funds.
46% : Also, the unemployed will continue to receive their jobless benefits, as long as state agencies have administrative funding to process them, according to the Department of Labor.
45% : Will Social Security be affected? Social Security payments to senior citizens, people with disabilities and other Americans will not be interrupted, according to the Social Security Administration's updated contingency plan.
41% : What does a shutdown do to the economy? Shutdowns can have real consequences for the economy since federal spending is delayed, and many federal workers pull back on their purchases while they aren't receiving paychecks.
40% : It's likely that immigration, border patrol and defense activities funded through the GOP's tax and spending package, which Trump signed into law in July, will continue.
37% : Their absence temporarily shut down travel at New York's LaGuardia airport and caused delays at other major hubs, including in New Jersey, Philadelphia and Atlanta, driving Trump to agree to a temporary government funding measure.
28% : Trump is no stranger to government shutdowns.

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