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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 ...
- Government shutdowns in the United States - Wikipedia
Between 1995 and 1996, the US government faced two shutdowns...
- 1995–1996 United States federal government shutdowns
The United States federal government shutdowns of 1995 and...
- Government shutdowns in the United States - Wikipedia
Jan 12, 2019 · It took three full weeks — 21 days — for President Bill Clinton and the Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to settle an impasse that partially shut down the government in...
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As the federal government shuts down in January 2018, we remember the showdown between President Bill Clinton and Republicans in Congress in the winter of 1995–96. In Clinton’s case, Republicans pledged to balance the budget with their “Contract with America" while cutting social programs and repealing Clinton’s 1993 tax increase.
Sep 30, 2021 · The vast federal workforce was furloughed from Dec. 16, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996, the longest failure of basic governmental function in the history of the republic — until the Trump shutdown broke...
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.