As the Congressional fiscal year comes to a close, Congress must act quickly in order to avoid a government shutdown. Many legislators, the majority being Democrats, are intent on passing a short-term funding bill to battle against the shutdown. This battle comes in the wake up of the debate concerning the allocation of government resources following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The current bill that is circulating in Congress provides no funding for the city.
The significance in this incident lies not only in the retributions for the city of Flint, but the federal ramifications as well. If Congress is unable to compromise, a government shutdown could be harmful not only for the city of Flint, but for the economic future of the country. However, the opposite could lead to a total shutdown in the city of Flint, a city desperate for government assistance. Furthermore, if Congress is unable to pass a compromise, this serves as a larger statement of the nature of the government. If the federal government is unable to come to agreement about the safety of a single town, they are not only leaving millions of people in a state of poverty, but giving up on the safety of an American city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/us/politics/congress-shutdown.html?ref=business&_r=0
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