Utah congressional delegation places government shutdown ‘squarely’ on Democrats’ shoulders

When the clock struck midnight early Wednesday, the federal government entered a shutdown, after the U.S. Senate rejected two separate spending proposals to keep doors open.

Congress will continue to try to get a federal budget passed, but if an agreement is not reached on Wednesday, the next earliest vote would be Friday afternoon.

Nonessential services and spending programs are now shuttering until a spending agreement is reached.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “Utahns expect Congress to do its job, not play political games. Rejecting a commonsense plan to keep the government open puts Utah families and our economy at risk.”

He said state and national parks remain open in Utah, and pointed residents to a website, http://visitutah.com/shutdown , for information on what’s affected in th