b.(as modifier):shutdown costs. vb(adverb) 1.to cease or cause to cease operation 2.(tr) to close by lowering 3.(Physical Geography) (tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop 4.(intr;foll byonorupon)informalto put a stop to; clamp down on ...
The sense ofshutdownwhich applies to a suspension of local or federal governmental services deemed non-essential appears to have come into play slightly later in the 1970s. Our earliest citations for this use indicate that the term was used for both state and federal shutdowns at about the ...
government shutdown ended at 9 p.m. Saturday. The Senate passed a temporary funding bill and sent it to President Joe Biden to sign, three hours before the deadline. The stopgap measure is intended to pay for government services for 45 days, meaning the agencies will remain...
Do other federal employees get paid during a shutdown? Federal employees, whether they remain on the job or are furloughed, won't get paid while the government is shut down. However, they will receive back pay once funding is restored to their agency. In prior shutdowns, Congress had to...
Short-Term Debt Limit Hike Seen as Way to Break Impasse ; GOP Considers Move; Less Urgency on Shutdown, Officials SayWASHINGTON - House Republican leaders are considering a short-term increase in the U.S. debt...Espo, David
Noticeably missing from the short-term spending bill, however, was security and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, as well as disaster relief. Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown? A history of government shutdowns: The 14 times funding has lapsed since 1980 Here's what to know ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in Connecticut, she harkens back to a decade ago when another congressional budget fight force
Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to head off a government shutdown that neither party wants, Congress has overwhelmingly approved a compromise spending bill and pledged agreement on a short-term bill to fund the government through early December.
While shutdowns can also occur within the state, territorial, and local levels of government, the term "government shutdown" is usually used to refer to the federal government. Key Takeaways A government shutdown occurs when there is a failure to pass the necessary funding legislation that wil...