Mississippi congressional delegation on government shutdown

Mississippi congressional delegation on government shutdown

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The federal government shut down on October 1, 2025. Now, it's up to lawmakers to agree on a spending bill that would eventually reopen the government. “Historically, they last somewhere between seven and 10 days. I would expect that this would probably be in that range," said U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.). The shutdown became a certainty after lawmakers voted down a pair of stopgap funding packages — one a “clean” bi…