Congress has until January 19 to pass a spending bill to fund the federal government through the fiscal year that ends September 30, 2018. If lawmakers do not pass a bill with a short- or long-term funding solution by this deadline, the country will face a government shutdown. This means that all nonessential federal employees will be furloughed, closing national parks and monuments and shutting down agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health.
With the deadline less than a week away, here are five facts you need to know about previous government shutdowns and their economic impacts:
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