Tuesday’s government shutdown has left approximately 800,000 federal workers temporarily without a job, but it does not appear to have greatly affected Coweta County, and Congressman Lynn Westmoreland’s offices in both Newnan and Washington, D.C., will remain open.
“My office runs on as little money as possible to properly serve my constituents, and for that reason I have returned money every year since taking office,” said Rep. Westmoreland, R-Ga. Third District and a resident of Grantville.
“So while I believe that all my staff is essential, because other federal employees will be affected across the country, I have furloughed staff members. While some staff will be furloughed each day, both the Newnan and Washington, D.C., offices will be open to ensure our staff can take calls and help constituents in as many ways as possible.”
Leslie Shedd, communications director with Westmoreland’s office, has written a blog post on the congressman’s website about the effects of the shutdown. Shedd gathered the information from the guidance manual for the shutdown furloughs written by the United States Office of Personnel Management.
According to Shedd, the services and agencies affected by the shutdown include: tours of the U.S. Capitol building; new passport applications will not be accepted; all national parks, public museums will be closed; and government funded small business loans will not be processed. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta may also be affected.
Low-income women, infants and children will not be able to receive funding from the federal government, although state funding for WIC will continue.
via Coweta not seeing big effects from shutdown – The Newnan Times-Herald.
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