How long will the US government remain shut down? | Inside Story

America's longest government shutdown is becoming more painful by the day. 40 million people are now struggling to get food More than a million federal workers haven't been paid. And flights are getting disrupted. Congress is locked in a standoff over a bill to fund government services, with Democrats demanding an extension to tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for millions of Americans. Presenter: Bernard Smith Guests: Mark Pfeifle - Republican Strategist & Former White House Deputy National Security Advisor. Jeremy Mayer - Political Analyst & Professor of Political Science at George Mason University. David Bolger - Democratic Strategist & a former Campaign Communications Advisor. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UnitedStates #USGovernmentShutdown #RepublicansVsDemocrats #USPolitics #FederalFundingCrisis #DonaldTrump #SNAPCrisis #FoodSecurity #PoliticalDeadlock #GovernmentShutdown #FederalWorkers #ShutdownCrisis #JobLoss #USPolitics #FederalEmployees #Furlough #AlJazeeraEnglish