Nearly a month into the federal government shutdown, Oklahoma lawmakers and industry leaders say the economic ripple effects are spreading across the state — from paused food assistance programs to frustration over foreign beef imports.

On this week’s episode of Your Vote Counts with Scott Mitchell , Sen. Paul Rosino and former Rep. Jason Dunnington discussed the growing fallout as Congress remains at an impasse over federal funding.

“This is getting really dire,” political analyst Scott Mitchell said. “We've been talking about this now for going on four weeks. It's starting to feel a little bit like Groundhog Day. The federal government continues to say shut down. Congress continues to not get together to have the kind of conversations they need in order to move us forward.”

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