Members of New Mexico's all-Democratic congressional delegation have taken to social media to blame Republicans and President Donald Trump for the first shutdown of the federal government in nearly seven years.

In the words of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, Republicans are "on vacation."

The current budgetary stalemate between Trump and congressional Democrats is expected to halt government programs and services many New Mexicans depend on and lead to furloughs and potential layoffs of federal workers.

The scale of the impacts in New Mexico, a state that receives large amounts of federal funding compared to most other states and is about 45% public land, remains to be seen. Medicare and Medicaid health care programs are expected to continue, though staffing shortages could mean delay

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