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The 2017 New Jersey state government shutdown was the second shutdown in the history of the U.S. state of New Jersey after an eight-day shutdown in July 2006. [1] The shutdown occurred after the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Chris Christie failed to agree on a state budget by the constitutional deadline. Exercising his constitutional ...
In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins. In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential employees in departments that protect human life or ...
The shutdown officially concluded after the legislature adopted a budget on July 8, 2006. All government services were restored by 8:30 am on July 10, 2006. New Jersey would not have another shutdown until July 1, 2017, when the government shut down after failing to pass a budget before the midnight deadline. [2] The shutdown ended on July 3 ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was asked whether senators would vote before the midnight deadline for a government shutdown. "We're working through the amendment process right now ...
Sen. Andy Kim warned that Democrats won't be inclined to throw Republicans a much-needed lifeline to avert a government shutdown next month unless President Trump cedes power back to Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the Senate will vote Wednesday afternoon on a stopgap measure funding the federal government until Dec. 20 and will not consider any ...
Some government services American rely upon will be unaffected by a shutdown while others would become more difficult to access or suspended altogether. The effect on the economy may depend on how ...
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