Sentences with phrase «partial federal shutdown»

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With a Dec. 8 deadline rapidly approaching for either extending federal funding in some way or triggering a partial government shutdown, the House next week will advance a temporary patch, according to a senior aide, and try to provide money through Dec. 22.

But they are among the thousands of federal employees furloughed under the partial shutdown.

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters)- U.S. small businesses stepped up hiring in October, despite uncertainty brought by a partial shutdown of the federal government, a survey showed on Wednesday.

The nation braced for a partial shutdown of the federal government, as time for Congress to pass a budget before a Monday midnight deadline grew perilously short and lawmakers gave no signs Sunday they were moving toward a resolution.

A stopgap measure may be needed to ensure federal offices aren't hit with a partial shutdown at midnight Friday when funding for the government expires.

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.

That's more saying it's important to avert a shutdown now than in September 2013, just before a budget fight over federal funding for some portions of the Affordable Care Act led to a partial government shutdown.

Although he condemns his party's federal representatives for the partial government shutdown currently gripping Washington, Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota today endorsed one of their top demands: delaying the individual health care mandate.

State and federal officials are discussing the possibility of reopening the Statue of Liberty, despite the partial government shutdown.

As the nation endures day three of the partial federal government shutdown, New York's congressional representatives from the Hudson Valley say they're trying to open all the closed doors.

The Democrat - controlled U.S. Senate has voted to strip controversial provisions from a measure that would temporarily fund federal operations, setting up a clash with the Republican - controlled U.S. House of Representatives that could result in a partial shutdown of the U.S. government at midnight.

The Senate's failure to pass a new stopgap spending measure late Friday triggered a partial government shutdown — the first since October 2013, beginning the shuttering of «non-essential» agencies throughout the government, furloughing federal workers and closing federal facilities.

September 30, 2013 • Only hours before a partial shutdown of the federal government would take effect, House Republicans still hadn't arrived at a temporary spending bill that Senate Democrats were willing to approve to keep government workers on the job.

Still recovering from a down economy and the federal government's partial shutdown, not all shoppers are ready to open their wallets without some major deals.

The partial government shutdown in US and the fear of federal default has driven the prices of Canadian bonds last week.