Now lawmakers are in a race against the clock. They have until Saturday night to get some agreement on the books to prevent a shutdown.
"If they shut down any of the national parks, we'll be really upset," said someone visiting San Francisco with their partner.To airport security -- it is all poised to be crippled pending a government shutdown.There was a big setback Friday, with the House failing to pass a stop-gap spending bill, making a government shutdown most likely.
"We're most concerned about how this shutdown could impact low-income people who rely on government benefits, on government offices to be available. You know, this is really going to harm them in a large way," said Tracy Weatherby, VP of Strategy and Advocacy of Second Harvest Silicon Valley. "If people are not getting paychecks and not getting CalFresh, we have really worked to ensure we will have resources available so people can get groceries and that basic food support they need to survive," Weatherby said.RELATED:"I'm hoping the whole Congress will work together to avoid this completely unnecessary crisis for low-income people," she said.
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