The government shutdown is the third-longest in US history, affecting air travel, national parks, and groceries
As October stretches on, the government is creeping farther and farther up a grim list: the nation's longest shutdowns.
The government shut down on October 1, affecting everything from food assistance programs to airports to federal employees' monthly budgets. Shutdowns as we currently know them only began in the early 1980s, and so far this fall's is the third-longest in history. If it continues until Wednesday, it'll jump up to second place.
A 35-day shutdown in 2018 and 2019 takes the prize as the country's longest, and they typically last around eight days. Since Congress is still deadlocked over Affordable Care Act tax credits that are set to expire soon, there's no end in sight to the current impasse.
On Monday evening, the Senate is voting for the 11th time on a bill to fund the government and put an end to the shutdown that's touching every corner of the country — and its airspace.
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