00:00Federal government shuts down as GOP, Democrats reach impasse.
00:05As of midnight Wednesday, the U.S. government officially shut down.
00:09The shutdown went into effect after congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle could not reach a deal on a stopgap spending bill, The Hill reported.
00:17There were two stopgap funding measures up for vote, both of which were voted down.
00:21The Democrat caucus here in town in the Senate has chosen to shut down the government over a clean, nonpartisan funding bill.
00:28That's right, a clean, nonpartisan funding bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
00:34Senate Democrats said no, because far-left interest groups and far-left Democrat members wanted a showdown with the president.
00:41Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered the opposing view.
00:45Republicans are plunging America into a shutdown, rejecting bipartisan talks, pushing a partisan bill, and risking America's health care.
00:53Worst of all, Schumer told reporters.
00:55They've got to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to come to a bill that both parties can support.
01:01This marks the fourth government shutdown in the 21st century.
01:05It is the first since 2019 when a fight over funding for the border wall funding resulted in a 35-day shutdown, the longest in the U.S. history.
01:13The shutdown is expected to result in furloughs and potential of firings for some government workers involving several agencies and departments.
01:22Affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo on Tuesday night.
01:29It was unclear how long it will last.
01:31Regardless, employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities, the OMB added.
01:41Democrats have insisted the stopgap bill include a provision to extend the Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
01:47Republicans have refused to include the credits in government funding negotiations.
01:50Republican Senator Tim Scott said,
01:53I voted yes to keep the government open and working for the American people.
01:58Sadly, Democrats chose a Schumer shutdown, putting Americans last.
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