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Is there a better way to describe what we call a "government shutdown"?

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 25, 2023
The term is a bit misleading: Some government programs keep running even if their workers go unpaid. We asked experts for alternative terms.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack answers questions during a White House press briefing. During a shutdown, some government-funded programs, like WIC, could immediately lose funding, while others, like Medicare and the military can continue operating.
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A government shutdown would stifle flow of economic data

by Savannah Maher
Sep 21, 2023
The threat comes just when the Federal Reserve really needs a clear picture of how the economy is doing.
The Federal Reserve relies on government-produced data to make monetary policy. Above, Chair Jerome Powell.
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As another government shutdown looms, government jobs lose their luster

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 18, 2023
Workers have been paid after past shutdowns, albeit late. But there's no guarantee they will after any future shutdown.
Federal workers are subject to threats of government shutdown, which might lessen the appeal of a career in public service.
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The federal spending bill could make it easier to save for emergencies

by Samantha Fields
Dec 22, 2022
Employers that offer retirement plans would also be able to offer a separate emergency savings plan.
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With a shutdown averted, federal agencies face budget constraints — and inefficiency

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 1, 2021
Because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a series of spending bills before Oct. 1, agencies keep running on last year’s budget.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs a bill at the Capitol on Sept. 30 to fund the U.S. government and avoid a federal shutdown.
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Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks

by Associated Press
Dec 18, 2020
Democrats and Republicans have hit a snag in their deal, disagreeing over a provision that aims to limit the Federal Reserve's lending powers.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17. McConnell said with a shutdown deadline looming at midnight Friday, weekend work in Congress is "highly likely."
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Government shutdown, COVID talk await Congress

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 8, 2020
There are two big things Congress needs to get done this fall.
As the Senate and the House return from recess, the pandemic and the prospect of a government shutdown loom on the agenda.
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Reflecting on the longest government shutdown, one year on

by Bennett Purser
Jan 23, 2020
How the longest shutdown in U.S. history changed the way one federal contractor thinks about work.
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For government contractors, shutdown debt can linger

by Rose Conlon
Nov 18, 2019
Lila Johnson is still paying back the money she borrowed last shutdown.
Lila Johnson, a 72-year-old custodian at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said she would retire if she could afford it.
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Government recruiting in the age of shutdowns

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 1, 2019
Federal workers started bailing out of government jobs last December, as the shutdown got underway; 22,000 quit in March.
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