{"id":633,"date":"2013-09-20T12:33:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T17:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/heres-the-truth-the-government-doesnt-shut-down\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:35:29","slug":"heres-the-truth-the-government-doesnt-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/heres-the-truth-the-government-doesnt-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#039;s the truth: The government doesn&#039;t shut down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here&#39;s the truth: The government doesn&#39;t shut down<\/strong><br \/>\nIn fact, virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, will remain open. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, eventually. Transportation Security Administration officers would continue &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/ktrk\/story?section=news\/politics&#038;id=9255359\">abc13.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>The four-legged flyers: owners dig deep to take pets abroad<\/strong><br \/>\nThe agency, part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, also reports a big rise in families importing rabbits, chinchillas, rats, guinea pigs, fish, snakes and even frogs. 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