THE GAME OF "GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS"

Here Is Every Previous 

Government Shutdown, 

Why They Happened 

And How They Ended

By Dylan Matthews

Since the modern congressional budgeting process took effect in 1976, 

there have been a total of seventeen separate government 

shutdowns (or "spending gaps" in jHill argon). Given that we appear 

to be headed for another one imminently, let's look back at those 

experiences, the political circumstances around them and whay

happened as a consequence. Most of the specifics were drawn

from The Washington Post print archives, which you can access

for a modest sum here.

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