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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
See all the federal government shutdowns since 1981 in one chart. The last government shutdown was the longest in more than 40 years. Here are all the recent shutdowns in one chart.
The 1995 request for a debt ceiling increase led to debate in Congress on reduction of the size of the federal government, which led to the non-passage of the federal budget, and the United States federal government shutdown of 1995–96. The ceiling was eventually increased and the government shutdown resolved. [15] [16]
Budget shutdowns have become frequent, protracted - and a uniquely American problem.