Government Shutdown 2011
Government Shutdown 2011, This is the week in Washington when Congress is in recess – the members are back in their districts, to town halls, ribbon cuttings, speeches, kissing babies, you name it. What they do not work on Capitol Hill to avoid a government shutdown next week. In case you missed it, the House of Representatives passed a bill to reduce by more than 60 billion and the federal budget.
They have done openly, with hundreds of amendments on the floor. The House passed the funding cuts for public broadcasting, family planning and border security. He rejected a ban on military spending NASCAR sponsorship. The process has been unique and unprecedented. But not everyone can say the means justify the end. The reductions are due to take place this year from March to October, which means that many programs will be cut, the offices closed and workers laid off before the end of the year.
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