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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.
Between 1995 and 1996, the US government faced two shutdowns during the presidential term of Bill Clinton, who opposed proposed appropriation bills for 1996 by congressional Republicans, who had a majority in both chambers, and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Both Gingrich and the majority of Congress sought to pass bills that would reduce ...
With the U.S. government on the verge of a partial shutdown, a timeline of more than 20 closures since 1976. ... 1995: Under President Bill Clinton. Lasted five days. 1996: Under Clinton. Lasted ...
Some of the most significant shutdowns in U.S. history have included the 21-day shutdown of 1995–1996 during the Bill Clinton administration over opposition to major spending cuts; the 16-day shutdown in 2013 during the Barack Obama administration caused by a dispute over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; [15 ...
A government shutdown would lead to the suspension of nonessential federal functions… There have been 21 federal government shutdowns in the last five decades, and Congress has until Sept. 30 to ...
Budget shutdowns have become frequent, protracted - and a uniquely American problem.
August 30, 1995: NATO began Operation Deliberate Force against Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina; November 14–19, 1995: U.S. government shutdown; December 16, 1995 – January 6, 1996: U.S. government shutdown; November 5, 1996: Re-election of President Bill Clinton; Democrats gained 8 seats in House; Republicans gained 2 seats in Senate.
January 2 – Pete Wilson is inaugurated for a 2nd term as Governor after winning reelection in the 1994 Gubernatorial election. [1]January 24 – Murder trial of O. J. Simpson: The criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman begins.