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.
Not exact matches
It turns
out the index has jumped into territory that exceeds what it registered in 2013 at the time
of the last
government shutdown, notching well over 400 points.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) and Trump have promised to send Texas officials an aid package worth billions
of dollars — meanwhile, nobody seems to know how funding will work
out in a bill to avert a looming
government shutdown.
Investors» risk appetite appears to be improved by positive economic data
out of China, Japan and other key economies, an agreement between US political parties that avoided a
government shutdown, and progress in tax reform negotiations in the US, among other things.
Since I was
out of work for two weeks during the US
government shutdown, I cleaned a bunch and baked a bunch.
To fund the federal
government and avoid a
government shutdown, while also specially carving
out funding for the Department
of Homeland Security, * this week Congress is on track to pass the so - called «CRomnibus» — a combination
of a continuing resolution and an omnibus spending bill.
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 deal.
Delivering his first significant speech since the corruption scandal that took down soon - to - be-former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today laid
out a reform agenda and delivered an ultimatum to the Legislature: Pass what he has proposed as part
of the 2015 - 16 budget, or risk a
government shutdown.
A
shutdown was averted last week when Congress approved
of a resolution that funds the
government through September, part
of a bipartisan agreement that largely cut Trump's proposals
out of the final deal.
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.
During the latest
government shutdown, the District
of Columbia will pay for public services
out of a cash reserve.
The chief place where parliamentary systems win
out over the separately elected executive branch (at least in terms
of preventing a
government shutdown) is that the
government (i.e. executive) is chosen by the legislative body.
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.
But in between that small gesture
of political sportsmanship and the moderator Jim Rosenfield's call to order, New Jersey's senate candidates meted
out relentless, and sometimes personal, verbal assaults, criticizing each other on everything from their stances on same - sex marriage to the on - going partial
government shutdown.
So while Sampson's colleagues sweated
out the prospects
of an unprecedented
government shutdown, he scooped up $ 2,500 a head from 75 donors in a swank luxury suite - fattening his war chest by $ 187,500.
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of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S.
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of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House
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of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication
of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement
of the Board
of Directors
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of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary
of State to Fill Post
of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department
of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and
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of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
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.
That seems to be true, but after a
shutdown of withdrawals, the
government could have simply quietly bailed
out a few funds, and the crisis would have passed.
The 16 - day
government shutdown has taken an estimated $ 24 billion
out of the U.S. economy, according to Standard & Poor's estimates.
Hopefully, the optimism and consumer confidence boost brought about by Yellen's nomination will help to balance
out some
of the backlash from the
government shutdown and potential debt default.