Let's End Government Shutdowns For Good

The second government shutdown in 2019 thankfully did not occur. Instead, our president chose to use other methods to get his much-needed wall on the southern border of the United States.

A shutdown happens when a government budget isn't agreed upon by both congress and the president on a certain date and affects, not all, but a significant number of government employees which in turn can affect private citizens.

Some groups of federal employees are expected to continue working without pay. Another group is furloughed without pay until the shutdown ends. Still another federal group continues a...