10/15/25 Congressman's Tele-Townhall Unfazed by Shutdown

Six hours before a Congressional impasse over distribution of millions, supplied by taxpayers, to operate the government, Congressman announces continued offsite meet-ups.

"Our next Telephone Town Hall is on Wednesday, October 15th at 7 PM.
A Telephone Town Hall operates like a large conference call, where you will hear my opening remarks and then ask questions on any issue facing Congress.
Currently, the federal government faces a shutdown starting on October 1st.
In the event of a prolonged government shutdown, our October 15th Town Hall meeting will proceed as scheduled."

The federal government shut down at 12:01 AM ET 10/01/25.  The last time legislators in Washington D.C. were unable to manage the finances of the government, leading to a shutdown was

35 Days:  Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019 
  5 Days:  November 14 through November 19, 1995
15 Days:  December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996

Each year of the Carter Administration, Congress had failed to pass a budget on time, but the spending, operations of the government continued.  It was Attorney General Civiletti who pointed out and issued legal opinions based on the Antideficiency Act of 1870 which forbid government spending without Congressional allocation, approval.   

"On its face, the plain and unambiguous language of the Antideficiency Act prohibits an agency from incurring pay obligations once its authority to expend appropriations lapses"  from: "Applicability of the Antideficiency Act Upon a Lapse in an Agency's Appropriation" 

Which is why in 2018 Congress approved an isolated funding, allowing  certain agencies to remain open. Therefore, today national security, air traffic control and law enforcement, essential services are still functioning.  

Excluded are all other services not designed by the Founding Fathers for the role of government, items not mentioned in the Constitution (The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government for the states) - but that information on the National Archives page is inaccessible at this time:

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