Tiffany Kao’s painting and PTA reflections winner District 1 and the City of Rosemead Environment competitions

Students Name: Tiffany Kao

Title: untitled

Work type: Oil on canvas

Category: Fine Art

Size: 11x14

Tiffany Kao’s painting and PTA reflections winner District 1 and the City of Rosemead Environment competitions, was inspired by a hypothetical look on how political decisions can impact generations. A boy and potentially future astronaut are holding a rocket in a science museum. In the background, museum workers are dismantling the exhibits and closing centers that benefit youth. Funding of these government resourced facilities can influence, inspire, and educate the larger audience with positive outlooks and long term.

In late 2018 there was a partial governmental shutdown. Impact of these nine federal departments and numerous independent agencies were impacted that largely was a disagreement over funding, including those for Homeland Security, Treasury, Agriculture, Interior, Commerce, Justice, State, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) among a few.

The economic impact of The Congressional Budget Office estimated the shutdown cost the U.S. economy $11 billion, primarily due to a reduction in federal workers' spending caused by lost pay. The partial government shutdown in late 2018 was the which began on December 22, 2018, and lasted 35 days. It was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, caused by a political stalemate.