Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson, right, and Democrats led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are trading blame over the current government shutdown. (Evan Vucci/AP; J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Veteran services and military operations will continue to be funded, and Social Security checks will continue to be sent out to Americans, among other essential services.
But some federal workers could lose their jobs altogether, as indicated by a memo sent to federal agencies earlier this month by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought.
Republicans are now blaming Democrats for plunging the government into a shutdown, while Democrats are accusing Republicans of refusing to negotiate on what's traditionally a bipartisan exercise.
"Virginia is home to tens of thousands of federal workers, contractors and service members who keep our country running. Tonight, they are once again being forced to wonder when they will get their next paycheck — not because they failed to do their jobs, but because lawmakers in Congress failed to do theirs," Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., whose district includes the D.C. suburbs, said in a Tuesday night statement.
"Trump and his rubber-stamp Republicans have chosen to hurt Virginia families instead of working across the aisle. It’s past time they come to the table so we can find real solutions, reopen the government, and deliver for the people we serve."
President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., similarly said in a statement, "Democrats have been clear for months: we will not support a budget that inflicts a healthcare crisis on the American people in order to fund Trump’s continued destruction of our democracy and out-of-control mass deportations."
First-term Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, countered that "Democrats created this crisis."
"Democrats in the Senate just voted to shut the government down. This will impact food assistance programs, veterans’ care, troops’ pay, TSA agents’ and air traffic controllers’ pay, and so much more. Their reason? They want to restore taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens and prop up liberal news outlets with your $$," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., said.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have also heaped blame on one another's parties, with both expected to make their cases to Americans on Wednesday.
The Senate is also expected to vote on the CR again on Wednesday.
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