00:00Millions of Americans will not receive food stamp benefits Saturday as a result of the
00:05government shutdown, the Trump administration warns, as impacts threaten to hit many more
00:09Americans and potentially ramp up pressure on lawmakers to reach a deal to end the standoff.
00:16If the shutdown continues into November, here are important deadlines that could affect
00:21you.
00:22On November 1st, Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins, and premiums will increase
00:26by an average of 30 percent if they are not extended, one of Democrats' demands for voting
00:32to reopen the government.
00:34This is also the date nearly 42 million people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
00:39Program will not receive food stamps, the Department of Agriculture says in a notice on its website
00:45writing, quote, bottom line, the well has run dry.
00:49On November 5th, the shutdown will surpass 35 days, becoming the longest government shutdown
00:54in history.
00:56On November 15th, military members would not receive their scheduled paychecks, Secretary
01:01of the Treasury Scott Besson told CBS on Sunday, warning, quote, by November 15th, our troops
01:07and service members who are willing to risk their lives aren't going to be able to get
01:11paid.
01:12However, throughout this, lawmakers, Supreme Court justices, and federal judges will
01:18still receive paychecks.
01:20The days leading up to and after Thanksgiving on November 27th are among the busiest travel
01:25days of the year.
01:27The shutdown has already prompted flight delays as airport staffers who are working without
01:31pay, such as Transportation Security Administration workers and air traffic controllers have called
01:37in sick.
01:38During the previous government shutdown in Trump's first term, airport staffing shortages
01:43that led to flight delays were widely viewed to be a key factor in Trump's decision
01:47to end the shutdown.
01:50On Tuesday, October 28th, the Senate rejected a Republican-backed clean spending plan for
01:56the 13th time.
01:58Democrats are refusing to support their short-term budget without assurances that Affordable Care
02:03Act tax credits, set to expire after the end of the year, will be extended and Medicaid
02:09cuts will be reversed.
02:11The Senate needs at least seven Democrats to vote in favor of the bill to break the 60-vote
02:16filibuster threshold, assuming all Republicans approve the legislation.
02:21For more on the story, check out the article at the link in the description.
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