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Government shutdowns

U.S. FEDERAL GOVERN Sorry WE'RE a brief history of the past 17 government shutdowns CLOSED Senate control House control Start End Conflict 1976 President vs. Congress: Dept. of Labor & Health, Education, Welfare House vs. Senate: Medicaid-funded abortion 1978 President vs. Congress: nuclear aircraft carrier, water projects, abortion House vs. Senate: senior Civil Servant pay increase, abortion 1980 President vs. Congress: spending cuts (domestic & military) 1982 Congress: late in passing new spending President vs. Congress: jobs & MX missile program President vs. Congress: education & foreign aid 1984 President vs. Congress: crime-fighting, water projects, civil rights 1986 President vs. Congress: labor contracts, oil rigs, welfare President vs. Congress: Nicaraguan "Contra" militants & FCC "Fairness Doctrine" 1988 1990 President vs. Congress: deficit reduction plan 1992 1994 President vs. Congress: balanced-budget in seven years Medicare premiums, environmental regulations Dec Oct Nov Jan Inspired by Dylan Matthew's 9/25/2013 Washington Post Blog: Here is every previous government shutdown, why they happened and how they ended Created by RJ Andrews, October 2013 see more at infowetrust.com INFO WE TRUST

Government shutdowns

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The United States is currently in a partial government shutdown, but this isn’t the first time. There have been 17 other government shutdowns – or spending gaps - since modern congressional budget... ing processes began in 1976. They have always occurred in the fall and stemmed from disagreements about spending within Congress or between Congress and the President. Many (1977, 1984, 1995) have resulted because the temporary solutions of previous shutdowns could not be bridged to stable long term ones. This poster was inspired by a recent blog post by Dylan Matthews of the Washington post: Here is every previous government shutdown, why they happened and how they ended.

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