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Jan 9, 2019 · In 1977, the House of ... A 21-day government shutdown in 1995 and 1996 during President Bill Clinton’s administration had been the longest. David Scull/The New York Times.
Jan 14, 2019 · The 1974 budget act came into play in 1976, when Nixon’s successor/ pardoner, President Gerald Ford, vetoed the congressional appropriation bill for the Departments of Labor and Health ...
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- Brenna Williams
Mar 22, 2024 · The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion funding package early Saturday after a last-minute agreement, averting a partial government shutdown. The funding legislation was approved by a vote of 74-24 at ...
Sep 25, 2023 · A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Before 1980, agencies largely continued operating during a lapse in funding with the assumption that ...
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- Melissa Quinn
Sep 30, 2023 · Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown on Saturday as the House, in a stunning turnabout, approved a stopgap plan to keep the federal government open until mid-November.
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- Katie Rogers
Jan 13, 2018 · The longest government shutdown stretched three weeks, from December 1995 into January 1996, under President Bill Clinton and a Republican-led Congress. New guidelines from the attorney general in ...
Mar 23, 2024 · Government Shutdown. Biden signs the $1.2 trillion government funding bill. After a year of haggling and four stopgap measures, Congress passed the last bill to fund the government through the ...
