8. The November 1st Government Shutdown Of 1977
This government shutdown is considered to be a continuation from the previous government shutdown, which occurred from October 1-12th of 1977. Just a couple weeks later, the government would return to a shutdown with the issue of abortion funding. Today, this shutdown is known as The Abortion Shutdown II: Abortion Boogaloo. The Abortion Shutdown II started on October 31, 1977, after time had run out from the temporary bill that allowed the abortion funding to continue while Congress tried to agree.
By the time the temporary abortion funding bill was ending, Congress had still not come to an official agreement. Therefore, the government shut down, which meant millions of people were once again working without pay or waiting for a phone call to inform them they could return to work. The biggest problem was that Congress was not any closer to agreeing than they were earlier that month with the first abortion government shutdown. Therefore, President Jimmy Carter once again signed a temporary bill which would allow funding to continue and the government to reopen on November 9th.