claim: if there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their social security checks."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: feb 23, 2011 ... by charles riley, staff reporterfebruary 24, 2011: 7:05 am et. new york ( cnnmoney) -- what happens to social security if the government shuts down? " people don't get their social security checks." that was president obama at a  press conference last week.
evidence_2: jan 17, 2017 ... the money that's used to pay social security disability insurance (ssdi) and  retirement checks doesn't come from the general taxes—it comes from the ...  although a government shutdown might not directly affect you if you're already  receiving benefits, there are many more consequences that can have an ...
evidence_3: sep 24, 2013 ... but even here, there's reason to believe the agency would be sufficiently staffed  to ensure that social security payments don't get held up. during the last two  government shutdowns in the mid-1990s, social security checks were sent out  on schedule. that happened even though the social security ...
evidence_4: apr 24, 2017 ... yes. social security is a mandatory program that will continue even if congress  fails to pass a spending bill. ... maybe, but don't count on it. the state ... although  amtrak depends on federal subsidies, it gets much of its revenue from ticket sales  and has managed to stay open during past shutdowns.
evidence_5: may 1, 2017 ... “the (internal revenue service) would basically shut down, so there would be no  one there to process your taxes or send you your refunds,” goldwein says.  recent retirees. if the last government shutdown is any indication, new  applications for social security benefits would be significantly slowed, ...