• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That definitely doesn’t seem like a necessary every day program that needs funding during a shutdown. It can surely wait for Congress to do their job and just run a backlog to go through once they are funded again.

    These politicians don’t have any qualms about programs for food, housing, and healthcare with years long backlogs, a boomstick can wait.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Pretty sure if it’s down, the FFLs can complete it after a small wait, so that could backfire