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Shut It Down: The Federal Government Shutdown of 1995

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In 1995, the federal government temporarily shut down when President Clinton and Congressional Republicans failed to agree on a budget for the following fiscal year.

Now, President Obama and Republicans face a similar predicament, and if they fail to pass a budget by the end of this week, the government wil again temporarily shut down.

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    • The second shutdown lasted three weeks, prompting some members of Congress, including Rep. Frank Malone (D-NJ) to decry the shutdown's negative impact.

    • 1 year ago
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    • The government actually shutdown twice in 1995, first for five days in mid November, and again from December through the first week of January. The first shutdown was ended by a stopgap spending bill, though a long-term budget wasn't approved until January.

    • 1 year ago
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    • At one point, Speaker Gingrich told a group of reporters that he forced the shutdown because Clinton had rudely made him and Majority Leader Dole sit in the back of Air Force One. The New York Daily News mocked Gingrich's comments with an unflattering caricature, which Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) then displayed in a press conference

    • 1 year ago
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    • After President Clinton vetoed the spending bill sent to him by Congress, the government furloughed non-essential workers and closed many services. Pictured here are Rep. John Kasich (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), and Sen. Connie Mack (R-FL.)

    • 1 year ago
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