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We had two similar "partial shutdowns" of the US Gov't in the 1990's. Democratic President refusing to cut healthcare-related spending vs. Republican-controlled
by daegloe 13y ago
We had two similar "partial shutdowns" of the US Gov't in the 1990's. Democratic President refusing to cut healthcare-related spending vs. Republican-controlled Congress holding the debt ceiling hostage. Sound familiar? Same game, different players.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government_shutdown_of_1995_and_1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_governmen...
- khuey 13y agoIn the 90s Congress failed to pass a budget. Holding the debt ceiling hostage was never seen or tried as a legitimate political tactic before the last few years.
- daegloe 13y agoNope. In the former speaker's own words... http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/19/opinion/gingrich-obama-congress/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/19/opinion/gingrich-obama-congres...