With the government reopened, some federal employees and contractors are expected to return to work as soon as Thursday morning. However, the full impact of the 43-day long closures is still expected to affect Americans for weeks. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, 670,000 government workers were furloughed during the shutdown. Another 730,000 were required to continue working without pay. Now that the shutdown is over, they can expect to receive cheques in the coming days and those who weren’t working can go back to the office.
Sam Busa