The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and
employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how
what's happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your
business.
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update
summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and
clarifying how what's happening in Washington, D.C., could
impact your business.
Shutdown Patience Wearing Thin? It is Day
31 of the 2025 federal government shutdown. If the shutdown lasts
through November 5, 2025, it will break the thirty-five–day
record (set between 2018 and 2019) for the longest government
shutdown. This week, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate
abandoned plans to hold votes on bills to provide pay for certain
military personnel and essential personnel, as well as ensure
funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
On the bright side, there were indications that senators were
talking this week—perhaps because the following impacts of
the
