How many times has the US government shut down?
(Baonghean.vn) - The US government has just shut down after politicians failed to reach an agreement on a new budget package before the deadline on the night of January 19. Accordingly, from 1976 until now, the US government has had to shut down 18 times, of which 8 times had a strong impact on the US public administration.
1. President Gerald Ford
In 1976, under President Gerald Ford, the US government had to "shut down" for 10 days from September 30, 1976 to October 11, 1976. After President Ford rejected a new budget funding bill for the Department of Labor and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare at that time, causing part of the US government apparatus to temporarily stop working.
2. The time of US President Jimmy Carter
Under Jimmy Carter, the US government shut down five times for various reasons from 1977 to 1979. The climax was in 1978, when the US government was forced to shut down for 18 days from September 30, 1978 to October 18, 1978, when the US Congress failed to pass a new budget proposal that was considered unreasonable by President Carter.
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| Since 1976, the US government has had to partially or completely shut down 18 times. Photo: The Conversation. |
3. President Ronald Reagan
Under President Ronald Reagan, the United States experienced eight shutdowns between 1981 and 1987. However, these “shutdowns” by the Reagan administration were short-lived and did not have much impact.
4. President George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Under the two presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton, the US government shut down three times (1990, 1995 and 1996). Under President Bill Clinton, the US government shut down for 21 days, the longest shutdown of the US government, lasting from December 1995 to January 1996.
And this was also the first time the US Congress mentioned the issue of budget deficit in public spending in the US, as well as the beginning of conflicts between the Republican and Democratic Parties in annual budget packages for the US Government.
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| Over time, the annual budget votes of the US government have become politicized by both Republicans and Democrats, rather than being about the budget deficit. Photo: Sputnik. |
5. President Barack Obama's time
Under President Obama, the US government had to shut down because the House of Representatives did not pass a budget for a new fiscal year in October 2013, this shutdown lasted for 16 days.
This is also the first time the US has really "run out of money" when 800,000 government employees were forced to temporarily leave work and 1.3 million others were forced to continue working without a defined payment date andtThe US public debt peaked at $16.7 trillion.
The source of this impasse originated from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, proposed by President Obama. This law met with fierce opposition from Republican senators who held the majority in the US House of Representatives at that time, and all the trouble was only resolved when Obamacare was passed by the US Senate, which was then controlled by the Democratic Party.
6. President Donald Trump's time
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| President Trump celebrates one year in office with 18th government shutdown. Photo: AP |
On the night of January 19, the US government was forced to shut down after the Senate failed to reach an agreement to pass a temporary spending bill with the necessary votes.
The Senate vote on the bill fell short of the 60 votes needed to avert a government shutdown. The bill had previously passed the House.
President Trump canceled a trip to Florida this weekend to celebrate his first year in office in order to negotiate with the Senate Democratic minority leader. However, the negotiations failed due to disagreements on immigration.