FCC Says It Will Shut Down at Same Time as Other Agencies Due to Lack of Reserve Funds
The FCC won't stay open longer than other parts of the federal government in the event of another partial federal shutdown, the agency told employees and confirmed to us Wednesday. It said it has insufficient reserve funds to delay largely shutting down when the continuing resolution funding it expires at midnight Friday.
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The regulator used reserve funds to remain open until Jan. 2 during the previous shutdown when some other federal agencies closed Dec. 22.
A commission memo Wednesday to all workers said shutdown activities would happen Tuesday in the absence of another CR. Monday is a federal holiday.
President Donald Trump said he's not “happy at first glance” with a tentative bipartisan deal on border security aimed at passing all remaining FY 2019 government spending bills and averting a government shutdown. He also said Tuesday he didn't anticipate another shuttering. The deal includes passage of funding bills for the FCC and other federal agencies whose FY 2019 funding hasn't yet been approved by Congress. Both chambers would need to pass the funding measure.