government shutdown
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown
The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly 2 more months.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Newly elected House speaker grasps for funding plan amid shutdown approaching
House lawmakers left Washington for the weekend without a plan in hand after several setbacks.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2023
Ten days before another government shutdown, Congress expands to-do list with Ukraine, border
The budget-shutdown loop continues because the House and Senate have failed to pass the dozen individual bills needed to fund various agencies, resulting in constant stopgap measures.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Jim Fossel: A shutdown should be designed to inflict maximum pain
The best way to inhibit federal government shutdowns would be to have them be extremely disruptive to the average American.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Potential federal shutdown next month could hurt 2,500 state employees
Workers in Maine are waiting nervously to see if Congress, currently without a speaker of the House, can pass a federal spending bill by Nov. 17.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Commentary: No, Rep. Gaetz does not ‘govern’ the American people
A few choice words from the Florida lawmaker gave a whole lot away.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Biden calls on Congress to ‘stop the games’ and help Ukraine after stopgap bill passes without war aid
Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine's congressional delegation backed the measure.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Commentary: Mainers will suffer because of far-right intransigence in Washington
The long list of harmful cuts sought by Republican lawmakers must be rejected in full.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Hardliners plot to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy with one of his deputies
Far-right House Republicans are attempting to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker as early as next week, with some pushing for Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.
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