I had another blog planned for this week, but in light
of the government shutdown, I thought a change in topic might be in order.
October saw a surge in membership numbers because
of the government shutdown.
At the start
of the government shutdown October 1, the federally funded District of Columbia court system announced furloughs for about one - third of its employees.
On Wednesday, Lizza spoke with Fresh Air's Dave Davies about the Keystone XL pipeline and how because
of the government shutdown, now is a good time to take action on climate change.
But while the avoidance
of another government shutdown in January is certainly welcome news, the budget deal's implications for U.S. energy policy and the climate are sobering.
> Government shutdowns are even worse for Washington's museums than you think washingtonpost > Desolation & Frustration in D.C: The Realities
of a Government Shutdown artsactionfund > Smithsonian museums Closed Due to Government Shutdown smithsonianmag > Cooper - Hewitt National Design Museum and the National Design Library are closed ue to the federal government shutdown cooperhewitt > National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are closed to the public nga + A-Z list of federal and Smithsonian art and cultural museums usa.gov
«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.
+ As a result of the end
of the government shutdown, nationally funded museums such as the National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian's Hirshhorn museum re-opens + Wednesday inaugurated «Frieze Week», Art World flocks...
The action means no threat
of government shutdown before the holidays.
You would have been very likely to panic during the fears
of a government shutdown in 2012.
The VA Home Loan Guaranty Program will continue to function as normal in the event
of a government shutdown.
February 28, 2011 • Congressional leaders have until the weekend to find middle ground on spending bills and avoid the blowback
of a government shutdown.
Our Cartoon President, Season 1, Episode 8: The President lets loose with a party in the wake
of a government shutdown.
The President lets loose while General Kelly is out of town, throwing a party in the wake
of a government shutdown and inspiring congressional leaders to have a wild night in a hot tub.
«Currently, NOAA is assessing the short and long - term impacts
of the government shutdown to the development of, and launch schedules for, all the spacecraft in its satellite acquisition portfolio, particularly, GOES - R and JPSS,» a NOAA spokesperson told FCW.
This memo comes as agencies are being forced to play catch up because
of the government shutdown.
With the threat
of another government shutdown looming once the current deal lapses in January, some researchers may be hesitant to start their work anew, Benjamin says.
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.
More than a year's worth of expensive data used to trace the shape of the Milky Way galaxy could become worthless as a result of today's closure of U.S. - based radio telescopes because
of the government shutdown.
What's more frightening [than the threat
of a government shutdown] is the pending debt ceiling negotiations.
The agreement also negated the threat
of a government shutdown this fall from conservatives unhappy with any increase in federal spending.
Fusion research at the National Ignition Facility has come a step closer to fruition, but scientists can not share because
of government shutdown
If an agreement is not reached, the state will once again be faced with temporary extensions and threats
of government shutdown.
«It was an extender where we didn't have the votes and the potential was there
of a government shutdown.»
WASHINGTON (WBEN / AP)-- Republicans tried to make Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the face
of the government shutdown.
She says she has heard concerns from voters about the House Republicans» attempt to defund Planned Parenthood and the threats
of a government shutdown.
«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.
Battles over state worker furloughs and threats
of a government shutdown.
After weeks of tumult and parliamentary maneuvering — including Gov. David Paterson's threat
of a government shutdown that would bring «unimaginable chaos» and «anarchy in the streets» — New York finally has a state budget for the fiscal year that began April 1.
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.
And Democratic sources on both sides of Capitol Hill said they expected the bill to pass just because many lawmakers can't stomach the thought
of another government shutdown over the issue of the Dreamers.
Fort Drum is among the many arms of the federal government dealing with furloughs as a result
of the government shutdown.
It averts the threat
of another government shutdown and eases the impact of the across - the - board spending cuts known as sequestration.
The fate of young undocumented immigrants was in doubt and the odds
of a government shutdown appeared to be growing in the wake of Trump's dismissal of «shithole countries» in Africa and his rejection of a bipartisan proposal to aid the «Dreamers.»
«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.
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.
At 1:30 p.m., Rep. Claudia Tenney will host a press conference at the Central New York Veteran's Outreach Center in Utica, New York to donate her salary from the first day
of the government shutdown to the organization.
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.
Paterson forced lawmakers to adopt large portions of his budget at the risk
of a government shutdown, a process that Cuomo vowed he would continue for the 2011 - 12 fiscal year if it wasn't agreed to by lawmakers by the April 1 deadline.
So it looks like there may be a prospect
of a government shutdown if the parties can't agree on the presence of policy riders.
While most Republican leaders have been careful to avoid talk
of a government shutdown, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said on Monday that he didn't think it would be such a bad thing.
If legislative leaders can muster the votes to pass their proposal, Mr. Paterson would no longer be able to use the threat
of a government shutdown to force lawmakers into uncomfortable votes.
«But I am not going to be like Donald Trump and bring the city on the brink
of a government shutdown if someone is obstinate.
Washington (CNN)- The battle over union rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana has dramatically shifted the budget debate from Capitol Hill to the states, almost overshadowing the threat
of a government shutdown in Washington next week.
The defeat of the bill has agina raised the possibility
of a government shutdown at the federal level.
The governor did admit that the threat
of a government shutdown has been nullified by the Legislature's end run game around him.
The move sets up a major confrontation with lawmakers and raises anew the threat
of a government shutdown.
Tenney was scheduled to speak at the Syracuse Right to Life march, but was in Washington because
of the government shutdown.
Courts have interpreted state law to limit legislators» ability to change budget language, potentially giving the governor power to tie his reform proposals to a dare
of a government shutdown.
Now, we've been through several rounds of threats
of government shutdown because Congress has had difficulty deciding upon how much more to expand the budget every few months.