The federal government officially shut down at 12:01 AM on October 1, following a deadlock in Congress over fiscal year funding. A House-approved GOP measure to temporarily extend current spending levels for seven weeks was voted down in the Senate late Tuesday night. Senate Democrats opposed the bill, insisting that any short-term funding plan would need to include an extension of health care tax credits. While in its early days, the shutdown has sparked some operational disruptions across local agencies, research institutions and community services.

“This isn’t partisan. This is a righteous fight on behalf of everyone who needs health care,” said US Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “We’re in this fight for Americans and for American health care.”

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