But they feel disrespected.”As the partial government shutdown enters Day 14, its effects are starting to cascade far beyond the hulking agency buildings in Washington. Because of the partial shutdown, visitors in Philadelphia are unable to get a good look at the Liberty Bell. “But she’s happy.”The partial shutdown that began Dec. 22 has really been a sequence of shutdowns. “For many agencies affected by the partial shutdown, their flexibility has been used up. The contractors have expanded in size and power in recent decades in a push by small-government conservatives to outsource federal functions to the private sector.

Source: Washington Post January 04, 2019 00:54 UTC