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Government Shutdown
Government, Business

Key Lawmakers Reach Stopgap Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown

House Democrats released a bipartisan short-term spending bill to keep the government open after midnight Dec. 3 and plan to put it to a House vote later Dec. 2.

Erik Wasson | Bloomberg News
December 2, 2021
Government

Congress Clears Government Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

The House passed a nine-week spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown hours before it was set to begin on an 254-175 vote. The legislation passed the Senate earlier Sept. 30 and was signed by President Joe Biden.

Erik Wasson | Bloomberg News
September 30, 2021
Government, Business

Trump Signs Bill to Extend Government Funding

Agencies at the U.S. Department of Transportation and throughout the federal government will continue to operate through Dec. 20 after President Donald Trump signed a monthlong funding bill the Senate passed Nov. 21.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 21, 2019
Government, Business

Government Shutdown Could Blur Economic Picture for Traders, Fed

The Federal Reserve is keeping a close eye on economic data as it “assesses the appropriate path” for monetary policy, but the central bank and traders in financial markets may find their vision blurred if Washington gridlock spurs yet another government shutdown later this month.

Alexandra Harris | Bloomberg News
November 4, 2019
Government, Business

Small Businesses Not Optimistic Over Economic Outlook

Sentiment among U.S. small businesses slumped in January to the lowest level since Donald Trump became president as the economic outlook weakened amid the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown.

Chibuike Oguh | Bloomberg News
February 12, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Transportation Agencies Reopen After Truce Ends Historic Shutdown

The truce between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 halting the longest federal government shutdown in history meant more than 16,000 staffers at the U.S. Department of Transportation will no longer be furloughed.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 29, 2019
Government, Business

Tax Refunds Will Be Paid on Time Despite Shutdown, Mnuchin Says

The U.S. Treasury Department is ready for the tax season and will pay tax refunds “as normal,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business News on Jan. 29.

January 29, 2019
Government, Business

House, Senate Pass Bill to End Shutdown, Fund Government Through Feb. 15

Congress voted to end the 35-day partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump capitulated to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and agreed to reopen federal agencies without any guarantee of money for his proposed border wall.

Transport Topics
January 25, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Editorial

Editorial: Watching the Slowdowns, Ending the Shutdown

A gangbusters year marked by soaring freight rates and frenzied order and sales activity for equipment ended on a soft note, as December saw reported declines in both truck tonnage and trailer orders. It had to happen eventually, but some may feel cheated that the industry didn’t get to close out this otherwise stellar year on a high note.

Transport Topics
January 24, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Government Shutdown Strains Emerge in US Air Travel System

The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on the nation’s air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them. Air traffic controllers and airport security agents continued to work without pay — they will miss a second biweekly paycheck Jan. 25 — but high absentee rates raise the threat of long airport lines, or worse.

David Koenig | Associated Press
January 24, 2019

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