assistance programs for medical coverage, your child may lose coverage if this shutdown drags on for weeks. the cdc would back down its flu tracking program as the nation faces its worst outbreak in years. as for medicaid and medicare, in the short-term it would not be disrupted. people who keep us safe will remain on the job, law enforcement, military, national security employees. the mail service will continue. if you're traveling, air traffic control will still be on the job safely directing those aircraft. tsa, customs and border protection, they will still be on the front lines at airports and on our borders. federal courts will remain open. so do the veteran hospitals. however, for those veterans looking to get new benefits, file a new claim, they will not