Posted on Sep 27, 2023
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First shutdown "Year: 1976
President: Gerald Ford
The first ever government shutdown, which lasted for 11 days, occurred after Ford vetoed a funding bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, later divided and known as the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services."
President: Gerald Ford
The first ever government shutdown, which lasted for 11 days, occurred after Ford vetoed a funding bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, later divided and known as the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services."
Here’s how many times the federal government has shut down
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SGT Mary G. interesting article...
..."EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to make it clear that social security payments will go out during a shutdown.
There have been 21 federal government shutdowns in the last five decades, and Congress has until Sept. 30 to avert the 22nd.
A government shutdown would lead to the suspension of nonessential federal functions and result in millions of federal employees not receiving pay. Social Security and other mandatory government payments would still go out, though functions for various parts of the government could be affected.
With the deadline looming, divisions among House Republicans have left Congress without a clear path forward.
Here are the 21 times the federal government has experienced a shutdown. "...
..."EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to make it clear that social security payments will go out during a shutdown.
There have been 21 federal government shutdowns in the last five decades, and Congress has until Sept. 30 to avert the 22nd.
A government shutdown would lead to the suspension of nonessential federal functions and result in millions of federal employees not receiving pay. Social Security and other mandatory government payments would still go out, though functions for various parts of the government could be affected.
With the deadline looming, divisions among House Republicans have left Congress without a clear path forward.
Here are the 21 times the federal government has experienced a shutdown. "...
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