(The Center Square) - As partisan divides appear to deepen and prolong the partial government shutdown, bipartisan lawmakers said they are concerned about national security effects of the funding lapse.

U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, D-Co., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., spoke on Friday at an event hosted by the news organization NOTUS where they highlighted their concerns that a government shutdown will have negative national security implications in the near future.

Federal employees, including members of the military, will not get paid until the shutdown ends. Legislation would need to be passed by Oct. 13 for members of the military to receive their next paychecks by Oct. 15.

Crow blamed the Republican majority for the shutdown and criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s move to keep the U.S. House of Re

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