Sentences with phrase «of a government shutdown off»

«This agreement is a good agreement for the American people, and takes the threat of a government shutdown off the table,» said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who along with Rep. Nita Lowey (D - Westchester) sought reimbursement for the First Family's protection.

«This agreement is a good agreement for the American people and takes the threat of a government shutdown off the table,» said New York senator Chuck Schumer.

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For years, investors in U.S. stocks shrugged off threats — a government shutdown, fear of a euro collapse, a near U.S. debt default — and just kept on buying.

Jan 18 (Reuters)- Investors have shrugged off the latest threat of a federal government shutdown, saying they are not worried about a major pullback in shares even if U.S. lawmakers fail to strike a deal.

A new study, backed by Facebook, wants to go beyond measuring the impact of internet shutdowns on the formal economy and measure the impact of internet cut - offs on «shadow economies,» namely economic activities that circumvent government regulation, oversight, and taxation.

Lacking a formal budget and subsisting off of uncertain continuing resolutions for six years, usually followed by a «government shutdown,» the military is challenged to put major maintenance items on contract.

Trump raised the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of a meeting with Democrats for a second consecutive week, even as tensions on Capitol Hill appeared to diminish after hard - line House conservatives backed off plans to oppose a short - term stopgap.

Lawmakers have less than two weeks of legislative days to head off a government shutdown, raise the nation's borrowing limit and provide financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney had one day off during the government shutdown as she worked in Washington, DC — and we hear she made the most of it.

The picture is a combination of a dozen image footprints taken on Oct. 10, during the partial government shutdown that forced most NASA employees off the job.

A 25 - meter radio telescope in New Mexico, part of the Very Long Baseline Array, is just one of a number of U.S. radio telescopes being turned off today as a result of the government shutdown.