Trump's incendiary words about immigration have dampened the prospects that a broad spending and immigration deal can be reached by the end of the week, raising the possibility
of a government shutdown with unknown political consequences for lawmakers in both parties.
Not exact matches
After a year
of infuriating
government shutdowns and mind - boggling health care reform, small business owners are entering the new year
with confidence.
In the Oval Office, President Trump signs the Republican - back tax bill
with sweeping reforms into law, as well as bills for missile defense and the short - term funding
of the
government to avoid a
shutdown.
However, even as the SBA hopes that Congress can pass a bill to fund the
government beyond midnight, it has filed a plan
with the White House Office
of Management and Budget outlining its strategy in the case
of a
government shutdown.
Although their political parties varied, those who engaged
with RVAwonk's tweet most commonly used hashtags invoking the State
of the Union (#SOTU), the most recent
government shutdown (#TrumpShutdown), Make America Great Again (#MAGA), and equally political messages.
In general, though, the Senate seems uncomfortable
with the idea
of pushing up the debt limit without addressing the
government shutdown, which seems to be the latest House Republican strategy.
In recent years, investors have had to cope
with plenty
of uncertainty: three summers worth
of the Greek default crises (2010, 2011, 2012); the US «fiscal cliff» in early 2013 and the
government shutdown that October; the Ukraine - Russia conflicts; the collapse in oil prices; China's slowdown and currency devaluation; and now, Brexit.
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In Day 4
of the federal
government shutdown, many D.C. - area businesses are struggling to cope
with reduced sales.
Above the bar, festooned
with balloons
of red, white and blue, one TV was tuned to a Trump - themed panel on CNN, as a
government shutdown clock ticked in the bottom right corner.
On Sept. 5
of this year, the Dow dropped 234 points amid a series
of potentially volatile political events, including the debate over raising the debt ceiling, a possible
government shutdown, and threats from Trump over trade policy
with China.
Vice President Mike Pence promised to swiftly pass hurricane aid for Congress,
with no mention
of the wall, and it doesn't seem likely that Congress and the White House would risk a
government shutdown right now amid such a high - profile natural disaster.
And there is no shortage
of potential catalysts to move this rally in precious metals, both gold and silver, beyond the skepticism phase: military intervention on North Korea,
government shutdown as the debt ceiling is reached in September, further implications
of Trump's collusion
with Russia, and the beginning
of balance sheet reduction later this year by the Fed, to name just a few.
Of those options, the last is the likeliest, but
with both parties vowing to stick to their guns on this one, a
government shutdown is looking probable.
Democrats could refuse to pass the spending budget
with the inclusion
of funds for the wall, which could potentially lead to a
government shutdown.
Because
of the sectarian nature
of Lebanese politics, modern Lebanese history is rife
with coups, invasions, civil wars and
government shutdowns.
The labor - backed Working Families Party has fired a warning shot at two Democrats who broke ranks
with their party along
with seven others to vote
with the GOP on a vote that would have ended the
government shutdown, accusing them
of siding
with «Tea Party bullies trying to stop Obamacare.»
They clearly adopted the Trump
government shutdown strategy and have begun the DeFrancisco campaign
with the taxpayers
of New York stuck making the first contributions.»
That's because Cuomo has tasked the Medicaid Relief Redesign Team
with proposing cuts
of its own by March 1 — one month before the April 1 budget deadline (and remember, Cuomo is reportedly willing to risk a
government shutdown rather than let the budget battle drag on indefinitely).
In its particulars, the deal averting a
government shutdown includes few
of the cuts the president sought, and more resembles the kind
of spending deals that former President Barack Obama — a Democrat — struck
with Republicans in Congress, rather than the wall - building, program - slashing approach Trump suggested.
With time running out, Congress today easily approved a short - term spending bill that would prevent a partial federal government shutdown over the weekend, but departed in advance of the president's first 100 day milestone (tomorrow) with addressing two of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget d
With time running out, Congress today easily approved a short - term spending bill that would prevent a partial federal
government shutdown over the weekend, but departed in advance
of the president's first 100 day milestone (tomorrow)
with addressing two of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget d
with addressing two
of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget deal.
A state
government shutdown was averted after the state Legislature approved an emergency spending bill late Monday
with the help
of three Republican state senators.
Now, however, Cuomo and Christie are coming to Washington in a very inhospitable climate,
with the federal
government again on the brink
of shutdown, and a decent chance that even current obligations won't be met.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli just released a statement taking his former legislative colleagues and Gov. David Paterson to task for raising the specter
of a
government shutdown, calling on them to «get to work» to reach a deal instead
of «playing games
with extender bills.»
A poll from Monmouth University found that NJ Gov. Chris Christie's constituents were furious that he enjoyed a state beach all to himself during a
government shutdown,
with more than 80 percent saying they disapproved
of his job performance — the lowest
of any Garden State executive since polls were first taken.
Cuomo went on to allow that Paterson is in a «desperate» situation
with the budget more than two months late, and thus has had to resort to a «desperate tactic»
of insisting that the Legislature choose between approving extender bills that include cuts (in this case, cuts to health care spending) and a
government shutdown.
Cuomo has made it clear he won't be providing any messages
of necessity to circumvent the three - day aging requirement, and would not hesitate to force the Legislature to choose between passing his budget and a
government shutdown by using the extender method employed
with great success last year by then - Gov.
Skelos dismissed all talk
of a potential
government shutdown showdown
with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has made it quite clear he'll follow the lead
of his predecessor, David Paterson, and put his budget proposal extender bills and force it down the Legislature's throat in the absence
of a deal on or about April 1.
The move sets up a major confrontation
with lawmakers and raises anew the threat
of a
government shutdown.
Cuomo has lived
with the uncertainty
of the federal
government before, including a
government shutdown.
Congress is careening toward the first
shutdown in more than four years,
with Republicans and Democrats at a seemingly intractable impasse over
government funding and the fates
of young immigrants facing deportation.
The ad says Hanna «joined
with tea party Republicans» to
shutdown the
government and urges viewers to call his office and «end the tea party
shutdown of our
government.»
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi abruptly pulled out
of a planned meeting today
with Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick agreement to avert a
government shutdown at the end
of next week.
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.
«Congressman Tom Reed has lately been trying to run away from the «Tea Party» label, but now he is showing his true colors
with his full - throated support
of the
government shutdown,» Robertson said in a statement emailed just before midnight, when a
shutdown was apparent.
Fort Drum is among the many arms
of the federal
government dealing
with furloughs as a result
of the
government shutdown.
He was one
of a handful
of Republicans who broke ranks
with his caucus rather than risk a
government shutdown in a failed effort to defund Obamacare.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reached an agreement late Friday
with federal authorities to reopen the Statue
of Liberty amid the ongoing federal
government shutdown, his office and the National Park Service said.
Trump complicated negotiations over end -
of - year spending legislation by rejecting the possibility
of including immigration protections — setting up a likely clash
with Democrats that could lead to a
government shutdown.
Cruz and his fellow Republican Senators sat down
with the President today to discuss a way out
of the
government shutdown that is now in it's eleventh day.
With Ruben Diaz apparently sticking to his threat to withhold support for the emergency spending bills that have been keeping the
government in operation for the past two months while the legislature tries to craft an annual budget (Pedro Espada has seemingly backed down), the state is preparing for the possibility
of its first - ever
government shutdown.
During a March CapTon interview, she accused Cuomo
of «playing cowboy»
with Tier 6 and suggested she would prefer a
government shutdown to passage
of a pension reform plan by the Legislature.
Both Roberts and Tavormina seemed more than OK
with the idea
of the Legislature holding out against Cuomo's pension plan, which he has included in his budget proposal — even if that means risking a
government shutdown.
WAMC's political observer Alan Chartock speaks
with WAMC's Jim Levulis about President Trump's battle over a
government shutdown with the Republican Party's congressional leaders and the White House under Chief
of Staff General John Kelly.
«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.
Workers at Lockheed Martin sites in central New York and the Southern Tier are being hit
with another round
of layoffs, but the company says the move is not tied to the
government shutdown that just ended.
The
Government is currently in conflict
with the House
of Lords over reform
of Tax Credits,
with at one point the possibility
of a Lords «
shutdown» being inflicted by the
Government.
If an agreement is not reached, the state will once again be faced
with temporary extensions and threats
of government shutdown.
She has spent decades studying the crystalline structures
of biological materials such as seashell minerals at the Department
of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y. Growing frustration
with government shutdowns, a huge disruption to national labs like Brookhaven, partly spurred her candidacy.
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