6. Bill Clinton Administration’s First Government Shutdown Of 1995
The reasons for the Clinton administration’s shutdown which became the longest shutdown in history until Trump’s administration beat that record, happened because of this shutdown. Known as the Clinton v. Gingrich, the First, this shutdown started on November 14, 1995, and ended on November 19th. At the time, Republicans controlled the majority of the votes for both the House and the Senate, but as we have seen before, this could not stop a government shutdown as the Clinton was a Democrat.
The basic of this shutdown was the Republicans wanted to raise the premiums for Medicare. They reasoned that this would allow the president to balance the budget within seven years. The budget also touched on other areas that President Clinton did not want to bend on, such as environmental services. Therefore, he vetoed the bill and the government shutdown. Over the next five days, Clinton, Gingrich, and Dole came to an agreement, and the government resumed, for a short period.