Sentences with phrase «shutdown of the federal government»

On top of those woes, more immediate hardships ensued from a 16 - day partial shutdown of the federal government, which began on Oct. 1 when feuding lawmakers failed to reach a spending agreement.

Congress finally ended its 16 - day shutdown of the federal government by passing a short - term spending agreement (PDF) that will continue to fund education programs at FY13 levels.

Congress earlier this month approved a two - year spending plan after passing two midnight deadlines leading to a temporary and limited shutdown of the federal government.

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 shutdown of the federal government on January 20 only lasted two days.

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.

«The state GOP's sad attempts to change the subject demonstrates just how desperate they are to distract from the state of their own flailing and chaotic party, which has rammed through Trump's 25 percent income and property tax increase, has shutdown of the federal government, and has had no credible candidate for any statewide office in more than a decade,» said Geoff Berman, the executive director of the state Democratic Committee

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a NY1 interview on Friday said a shutdown of the federal government would be a «violation» of the trust voters have placed in elected officials.

«It is shocking that Grinch Andrew Cuomo is advocating for a shutdown of the federal government because he didn't get his way on denying New York's working families a tax cut of $ 100 or more in their monthly paychecks,» Collins said in a statement.

A shutdown of the federal government is preferable to Congress passing bad policy like the tax overhaul legislation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday told reporters in a conference call.

U.S. Rep. John Katko said today he won't support any plans by the Republican - controlled House this week that would lead to a shutdown of the federal government.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for calling for a shutdown of the federal government, telling reporters in Long Island City the statement was «cavalier» given the disruption it could cause.

The shutdown of the federal government already has an early casualty: the Air Force Academy's athletic schedule.

A shutdown of the federal government would be bad for the United States, bad for New York and bad for our already struggling economy.

BY ANDREW MILLER In the days leading up to the shutdown of the federal government, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, an upstate New York Democrat, twice voted to keep the government funded and against overturning Obamacare or delaying its implementation.

Certainly during the shutdown of the federal government, when we had to furlough [about] 8,500 staff and couldn't protect Americans as effectively because of that — that was a terrible time.

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.

September 30, 2013 • Most analysts are predicting that a shutdown of the federal government will not last long.

At first, I thought your advice was prompted by the shutdown of the federal government.

The National Gallery of Art is closed during the shutdown of the federal government.»

Late last Friday, with just an hour and a half or so left on the clock, Democrats and the GOP struck a budget compromise that prevented a shutdown of the federal government.

A lot of people were surprised when House Republicans» desire to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood very nearly caused the shutdown of the federal government last week.

National Association of REALTORS ® President Elizabeth Mendenhall issued the following statement in response to the shutdown of the federal government:

On Oct. 16, the House of Representatives passed a bill ending the shutdown of the federal government.