Letter: Short-term fed budgets hurt those who need stability most

Before I was a Michigan Supreme Court justice, I worked for decades as an attorney whose job it was to defend people with disabilities — the most vulnerable children and adults in our country. I know from experience how reliant on assistance from the federal government they are, and when external factors like government shutdowns shake up the system, it is usually people with disabilities who are impacted negatively first.I was concerned to see leaders on Capitol Hill leave the federal budget undone for more than a month while vulnerable citizens and federal employees grappled with real concerns such as paying their rent, putting food on the table and keeping creditors at bay.While the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history is over, its problems have not gone away. The vote to