The closure of the government has pushed US troops to free food line+Movie – Mehr News Agency | Iranian and world news

Some free food distribution centers across the United States have increased by 5 %, following the continuation of the US government’s closure that has led to the financial bottleneck of many federal employees and troops, according to Mehr News Agency.

The US government was closed in Congress on October 1 due to political disputes between Republicans and the Democrats and is currently on the twelfth day. Democrats are calling for guarantees on health insurance subsidies, and on the other hand, Republican lawmakers and the White House have accused the opposition of provoking illegal immigrants.

The failure in negotiations has led to threats from US president Donald Trump and Republican Party leaders that arrears may not be paid to about 6,000 federal employees. This closure has also affected other aspects of people’s daily lives, including air trips, national parks, and a supplementary diet for women, infants and children (WICs).

Military staff and their families have also been victims of politicians’ inaction. The YMCA Armed Forces Association, which was founded during the US Civil War to help and comfort soldiers, has encouraged the military community to benefit from food aid programs and other support; Programs that in the short term can reduce the financial pressure caused by delay in payments.

According to one of the senior executives of the association, it has seen demand increased in the usual activities since last week, and as a result, foods were slightly faster than usual. He added that “Kyle in Texas increased by about 2 percent, the first food distribution center after the government.”

Reuters, referring to the draft of documents, wrote last week, wrote that the Donald Trump administration is considering the option of not paying deferred salaries of federal employees sent for compulsory leave due to the closure of the government.

According to Reuters, Trump, who has threatened to adjust the federal workforce during the closure of the government, has been modified and more than 4,000 federal staff have been adjusted.

According to federal government spokesperson, firings have begun at the Treasury Department, the Health Organization, internal revenue services and departments of the Ministry of Education, Commerce and Cyber ​​Security Unit of the Ministry of Homeland Security, but the exact extent of these discharges is still unclear. Earlier this year, about 6,000 federal civilian employees were scheduled to leave their jobs this year because of Trump’s mining campaign that began earlier this year.