As of this writing, the federal government has shut down. After weeks of back
and forth, Congress remained deadlocked and failed
to reach a budget deal that would keep the government open for business. As
the fiscal year ended, the Senate and the House could not reach agreement on the
proposed continuing resolution (CR). Just before midnight the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) instructed
federal agencies to begin executing plans for the shutdown.
The
blockage in Congress is centered on controversial amendments that would block or
delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Over the last week
Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has
been adamant that Democrats will only accept a "clean" CR that would keep
the government funded at the sequestration level of $986 billion. President
Obama has been similarly adamant that he would not negotiate on either the CR or
the debt ceiling under threat of government shutdown. Due to the stalemate, the
government shut down for the first time in 17 years. If legislators act quickly
(as they did to make sure active-duty military personnel would be paid), they
can end the shutdown with a clean CR before much more damage is done. Let's hope
Congress can remember all the people who rely on a functioning federal
government.
What does a government shutdown mean for housing programs?
Last week HUD released
a contingency plan outlining a department-wide strategy in the event of a
lapse in appropriations related to shutdown and offering detailed guidance on
all HUD programs. In general, housing programs that still have funds from past
appropriations can continue functioning, although there will be very few HUD
personnel available to manage the programs. In many ways housing programs are
better off than some, because HUD moves funds out to program participants in
batches, but we expect to see disruptions increase if and as the shutdown
continues, particularly in programs already weakened by sequestration cuts.
by Liza Getsinger, National Housing Conference
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