Transportation, economy, public health--Pete Buttigieg weighs in on how a government shutdown can affect Americans

A government shutdown is set for midnight, this Saturday, September 30--that's when federal government funds will run out. 

Congress remains at an impasse regarding securing a short-term spending deal. 

Republicans have been fighting amongst themselves for weeks over a series of spending bills. 

Democrats counter that a government shutdown means border patrol station workers would go without pay. 

The senate proposed a bipartisan Stop Gap Bill on September 26 to keep the government funded until November 17 by taking minimal funds set aside for Ukraine support efforts. 

A government shutdown is something no one wants. 

Indiana Governor Holcomb including. 

"This is avoidable, if the cooler heads prevail," he said, according to Indiana Public Media.

Over 22,000 Indiana federal employees can lose their pay during the shutdown. 

Despite what Holcomb wants, he needs to consider any outcome--thinking of the economic impact this shutdown could ensue. 

If the government does shut down, for any period of time, here are some affects that could impact our country. 

Federal workers' pay. Millions of Americans could see their paychecks drying up, including the U.S. Military, Border Patrol, TSA and more. Essential workers will remain on the job, but will not be getting paid. Non-essentials would be furloughed. For Americans living paycheck to paycheck this won't do. During the 35-day funding lapse in 2018-2019, U.S. citizens missed payments, pulled their children from daycare and couldn't afford gas for cars, according to CNN.

Transportation. Travel delays and longer wait times at airports will be impacted. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says a government shutdown would disrupt the progress we've made in transportation. 

"Look at aviation, where we've made enormous progress after the COVID driven disruptions," he told CNN This Morning. "We saw a year ago, cancellations are back down to normal after everything we went through last summer."

Any organizations or services with government employees may halted during this time. 

Emergency public health measures, such as the CDC's research will continue, but inspections from the Food and Drug Administration, student aid assistance, SNAP benefits and food bank deliveries will be impacted.