What the government shutdown means for jobs, air travel, food stamps in Michigan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : ➤Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits: These benefits continue in a shutdown.
54% : "If you want to have a conversation about my vote, I have made very clear that we've got to address the health care crisis that is now upon us because of the bill that the president signed into law, the Big Beautiful Bill, back in July.
52% : " The largest union for federal employees, the American Federation of Government Employees, issued a statement on Tuesday blasting the memo.
46% : "While Michigan WIC remains open for business and clinics continue to support Michigan families, delays or cuts to federal funding could disrupt services, reduce benefits and risk turning away eligible families," MDHHS spokeswoman Erin Stover said by email Monday.
44% : President Trump, who in 2019 signed a bill to provide for back pay after a shutdown, at the White House on Tuesday suggested that not all workers would get back pay, but "it depends on who we're talking about." "I can tell you this: The Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but it really depends on who you're talking about," Trump said.
42% : Democrats like Sens. Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan have declined to give Republicans the eight votes required in the Senate to reopen the government, saying they are holding the line for constituents, some of whom will face soaring health insurance premiums in the new year.
30% : Lawmakers are at an impasse over a short-term stopgap bill after the Trump administration and the GOP majority in Congress refused to bend to Democrats' demands to include protections for health care subsidies.

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