From October 1 to 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to enact legislation for appropriations for fiscal year 2014, or a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014.…
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Federal government shutdown
The United States federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996 was the result of conflicts between Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress over funding for Medicare, education, the environment, and public health in the 1996 federal budget. The…
government shutdown
In U.S. politics, a government shutdown is a situation in which the government stops providing all but “essential” services. Typically, services that continue despite a shutdown include police, fire fighting, the National Weather Service and its parent agencies, medical services…
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