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As a result of conflicts between Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress over funding for education, the environment, and public health in the 1996 federal budget, the United States federal government shut down from November 14 through November 19, 1995, and from December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, for 5 and 21 days, respectively. Republicans also threatened not to ...
The second shutdown occurred from December 16, 1995 through January 5, 1996. Public opinion polls showed that the majority of Americans blamed Republicans, and this pressure helped bring Republicans to the table to reopen the government. Today, with the GOP in control of both houses of Congress as well as the presidency, polling indicates ...
Sep 27, 2013 · The mid 1990’s saw two government shutdowns: one beginning on Monday, November 13, 1995 and ending on Sunday, November 19, 1995; and the other beginning on Friday. December 15, 1995 and ending on Saturday, January 6, 1996. Importantly an appropriations bill for the Department of Defense had already been enacted during the second shutdown ...
Jan 12, 2019 · We've had government shutdowns since the '70s. Early on, they were low on drama and usually quickly resolved. Then came 1995, when the GOP used budget negotiations to push a broad philosophical fight.
- Don Gonyea
In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential employees in departments that protect human life or property. [1] [2] Shutdowns can also disrupt state, territorial, and local levels of government.
The United States federal government shutdowns of 1995 and 1995–96 was caused by problems between Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress over funding for education, the environment, and public health in the 1996 federal budget. The shutdowns lasted from November 14 through November 19, 1995, and from December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, for 5 and 21 days.
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Nov 14, 1995 · NBC’s Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams and Robert Hager report on the Clinton-era government shutdown of 1995 in which Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill remained gridlocked on a budget deal ...
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