WASHINGTON—Flory Top, the manager at City View Bar & Grill in Woodlawn, Md., is concerned that he, the cooks, the waiters and other workers at the popular restaurant will soon be facing a repeat of 2013 when business at the eatery dried up dramatically following the first government shutdown in 17 years.
With Congress facing a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government and Republicans threatening again to shut it down, Top, federal employees, private businesses agencies that depend on the federal government are concerned.
“Of course we’re worried,” Top said. “The Social Security [Administration] is right here, and that’s where many of our customers come from.”
The prospect of another shutdown within two years is growing stronger.
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Briahnna M. Brown 