STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Some federal employees are in limbo.

They may not be unemployed, but their checks may not be coming anytime soon.

The United States Government shutdown on Wednesday.

This comes after Congress could not come to an agreement on a spending bill.

Rather than pass a comprehensive annual budget, lawmakers have largely been relying on appropriations bills and continuing resolutions.

“So, what we’re left with are these sort of short term funding bills that are often called continuing resolutions and what occurred yesterday was the inability of the senate to pass a bill that would allow the government to remain funded until later part of November,” said Dr. Brian Shoup, a professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University.

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