FACT SHEET: The Impacts of a Republican Shutdown on Families in California and San Francisco

From the Speaker Emerita's Press Office:

House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government after Elon Musk, their biggest donor, threw a temper tantrum online and Donald Trump ordered them to kill a bipartisan funding bill.

A Republican government shutdown would hurt working families, damage our economy, interrupt vital services, endanger our national security, and force millions of our troops and government employees to work without pay.

Below is a fact sheet prepared by the Office of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and the Democratic Staff of the House Committee on the Budget:

In San Francisco, If House Republicans Shut Down The Government:

• Approximately 6,505 people, including 432 infants and 1,417 children, in CA-11 would lose access to Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in a prolonged shutdown.
• 7,665 federal workers in CA-11 would be furloughed or forced to work without pay during a total government shutdown, in addition to the many employees of businesses with government contracts who could be laid off, furloughed, or see their hours cut.

In California, If House Republicans Shut Down The Government:

• 213,176 active duty and reserve personnel serving our nation's armed forces in California would be forced to go without the pay they earn during a shutdown.
• The Small Business Administration would stop processing small business loans, halting a program that provides $4,433,591,900 in funding to small businesses in California every year.
• 178,407 people flying through California airports every day would face potential delays and safety concerns due to staffing impacts on TSA agents and air traffic controllers.
• 972,418 people in California would lose access to Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in a prolonged shutdown.
• 187,679 federal workers in California would be furloughed or forced to work without pay during a total government shutdown, in addition to the many employees of businesses with government contracts who could be laid off, furloughed, or see their hours cut.
• Workers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be sidelined, risking interruptions and delays to the 2,172 food safety, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and other inspections conducted in California last year.
• The Department of Agriculture would be forced to stop processing housing loans, which provide $410,540,063 in funding to help 1,490 families in rural California communities buy homes every year.
• The Department of Agriculture would be forced to stop processing farm loans which provide $77,037,000 in funding for farmers in California every year.
• 5,215,990 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries in California would lose access to benefits in a prolonged shutdown.
• 38,237,347 people who visit national parks in California every year would be turned away or unable to fully access parks, monuments, and museums.