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Cole County hears congressional staffer’s update on federal shutdown and local impacts
Summary
A staffer from a U.S. congressional office briefed the Cole County Commission on possible local impacts of the federal government shutdown, including questions about military pay and nutrition programs; the staffer said the office would follow up on specific county inquiries.
On Oct. 14, 2025, the Cole County Commission heard from Sarah Williams, identified in the meeting as a staffer from a U.S. congressional office, about ongoing effects of the federal government shutdown and actions in Congress affecting local programs.
Williams told the commission that members of Congress had passed a continuing resolution on Sept. 19 but that talks had reached an impasse. "We are going into the third week of the government shutdown," she said, and listed several possible program impacts she was tracking, including military pay,…
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