TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 28, 2023

The White House announced Monday that a potential government shutdown starting Oct. 1 would likely cut off food assistance for seven million women and children, including 133,284 recipients in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports. Publicly funded agencies would close and four million federal employees would not be paid. In addition, a variety of veteran benefit services would be unavailable. If a shutdown occurs, active service members will remain at their posts but nearly half of the nation’s civilian workforce will be furloughed. Active-duty troops would not receive paychecks during their furlough, but would be repaid once the government reopens. Tennessee has over 2,348 active-duty military personnel.