Here's what happens if the government shuts down right before the holidays

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Other examples of mandatory spending that would continue are payments from Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and veterans' benefits.
55% : That will change on Jan. 3, when Republicans take over both chambers of Congress, and then Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.
52% : As Congress debates a path forward, government operations that people rely on and paychecks for millions of federal workers hang in the balance.
43% : Trump also added a last-minute demand: that Congress include legislation to address the debt ceiling.
42% : It would have extended government funding until March 14 and provided economic assistance for farmers and relief for areas hit by hurricanes.
20% : The country is not expected to hit its borrowing limit until sometime next year, but on Thursday, Trump told NBC News he wants Congress to get rid of the debt ceiling entirely.House Republicans tried to pass a second bill to address Trump's concerns, but it failed, with nearly every Democrat and 38 Republicans voting against it.

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