ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress This week, Congress worked to avoid a government shutdown prior to September 30th.   As of late Tuesday evening, the Senate voted by a large margin to start the process of moving a short-term continuing resolution (CR).  The bipartisan Senate bill funds the federal government through November 17th.   Last Saturday afternoon, the…

Consequences of a Government Shutdown The Biden Administration is warning of the fallout of a possible government shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said a shutdown would deprive low-income pregnant women, infants, and children under age 5 of access to nutritional foods. It could also send more than 50,000 Agriculture Department workers home and limit farmers’ access…