If the federal government comes to a partial stop Saturday morning, Oregonians will still receive their Social Security and Medicare benefits.
If the federal government comes to a partial stop Saturday morning, Oregonians will still receive their Social Security and Medicare benefits.
But the good news only goes so far. If you have problems with those services, resolving them will be difficult. Workers at Social Security and Health and Human Services who might help are likely to be furloughed; no one will answer the phone. Nor is it likely you’ll find relief by contacting any of Oregon’s five House members or two senators. Staffers who handle those issues will be sent home until funding is restored.
“We anticipate that all of our state offices will be closed,” said Julie Edwards, spokeswoman for Sen. Jeff Merkley. “Meetings will be canceled, including the town halls we have scheduled for this week, and constituent services requests will not be processed until regular government functions resume.”
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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