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A federal government shutdown began after the Trump Administration and Congressional Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement.

The shutdown could affect over 30,000 federal workers in New Mexico and potentially furlough hundreds of thousands nationwide.

State and federal officials expressed concern over the shutdown's effects on healthcare, public lands, and services for veterans and families.

Throughout the night of Sept. 30, Federal and state lawmakers responded to the beginning of a government shutdown and what affects it could have on New Mexicans.

The Federal government shutdown officially happened at midnight on Oct. 1 after the Trump Administration and Congressional Democrats failed to reach an agreement over funding the government.

The shutdown also

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