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The shutdown will begin Sunday if Congress can't enact a funding plan. Some government entities will be exempt, but others will be affected. Social Security checks, for example, will still go out. But federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential.
But if the shutdown lasts for weeks, pressure will build to end the impasse, particularly if active-duty military members miss pay dates on Oct. 13 or Nov. 1. If the wider public starts seeing disruptions in air travel or border security as workers go unpaid, it will further goad Congress to act.
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