What to Know About the Government Shutdown and Higher Ed

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : " Republicans in the Senate hold a 53-seat majority, but they need Democrats' support to reach the required 60 votes to pass their continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21. Democrats want to cut a deal that would in part extend tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans and reverse Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
48% : "When colleges and universities budget for the fiscal year, they don't budget for a shutdown," said Emmanual Guillory, senior director of government relations at ACE.
37% : The unrestricted sacking of federal workers led Democrats in Congress to argue that there's little stopping Trump officials from firing employees when the government is open, so a shutdown wouldn't change things, Politico reported.
25% : And Trump officials are suggesting they could lay off employees and cut off other services.
21% : Trump echoed the layoff threat Tuesday.
16% : Adding to the uncertainty about the shutdown, President Trump and others are signaling that they plan to make it painful for Democrats, whom they blame for the impasse.

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