 ccrp poll government shutdown   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview if democrats and republicans don t reach a spending deal by midnight monday a partial government shutdown will take effect social security medicare medicaid and other entitlement programs that are funded automatically will continue government agencies that rely on yearly congressional appropriations will be hit a lot harder including the pentagon and the national park service federal agencies have prepared plans to continue programs they deem critical to maintaining public safety and protecting property despite the shutdown employees who perform those critical functions will continue to work and get paid about 41 percent of non defense federal employees will be furloughed but the remaining 59 percent will continue working the us postal service won t be affected all national parks and federal wildlife refuges would be closed for the duration of the shutdown the interior department said friday about 14 million activeduty military personnel must remain on the job but won t get paid until a new deal is signed into law delays in processing of passport and visa applications issuing gun permits continuing us bankruptcy court cases and approving mortgage applications new poll question should house republicans hold the line and delay obamacare implementation for 1 year as part of the continuing resolution yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should house republicans hold the line and delay obamacare implementation for 1 year as part of the continuing resolution   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should all federal employees congress and supreme court be required to get insurance through obamacare exchanges yes 91 no 9 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll   all emails addresses  