When would a federal shutdown start? Which parts of the government would shut down? Will payments to Social Security recipients be affected?

U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta for the Central Coast speaks out against a government shutdown which could impact over 7,000 local federal workers.

Will airports and post offices remain open? We VERIFY what would be impacted during a partial government shutdown.

According to data from the U.S. Census and U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Kentucky has 22,079 federal civilian employees. They have an average salary of $82,140. The federal government has closed down 21 times since 1977, most recently in 2018.