Here's How a Government Shutdown Could Impact Millions of Americans
Consider This from NPR
NPR
4.2 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
That looks increasingly likely as House Republicans continue to hold out for deep spending cuts before agreeing to any deal to keep the government running.
A shutdown could potentially affect millions of Americans, among them some of the country's most vulnerable people.
Host Ari Shapiro speaks with a trio of NPR correspondents about the potential impact of a government shutdown.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This message comes from an PR sponsor Mass Mutual. |
| 0:03.5 | Don't let the day-to-day of running your business keep you from planning for tomorrow. |
| 0:07.8 | Start preparing for the future. |
| 0:09.6 | Talk to a Mass Mutual Financial Professional today. |
| 0:12.6 | Feel comfortable about tomorrow. |
| 0:21.6 | We've been here before, 21 times. |
| 0:24.8 | Depending on how you account that is how many US government shutdowns have taken place |
| 0:28.8 | since 1976. |
| 0:30.8 | Four of those in just the last 10 years. |
| 0:33.4 | Which might be why even though current spending laws expire at the stroke of midnight Saturday night, |
| 0:38.8 | Washington seems to be focused elsewhere. |
| 0:41.4 | The committee on oversight and accountability will come to order. |
| 0:44.0 | Republicans began their impeachment inquiry into President Biden Thursday. |
| 0:47.9 | Today the House Oversight Committee will examine over two dozen pieces of evidence. |
| 0:52.0 | The White House calls the hearing a stunt designed to distract from the looming shutdown. |
| 0:56.7 | And President Biden for his part delivered a speech on threats to democracy in Phoenix on Thursday. |
| 1:02.0 | It included a shot at Republicans on the budget standoff. |
| 1:05.3 | Extremist in Congress, more determined to shut down the government. |
| 1:09.1 | To burn a place down that will let the people's business be done. |
| 1:12.6 | This edition of the shutdown fight is driven by a small group of House Republicans. |
| 1:17.1 | They've pressured House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to abandon a deal made earlier this year with the White House |
| 1:22.4 | and hold out for deeper spending cuts and stricter immigration policies. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.