1. Two Presidents Hold One-Day Government Shutdowns In Two Different Millenniums
Throughout the last few decades, several one-day government shutdowns have occurred, with most going unnoticed to even government employees. Ronald Reagan had four in his career. The first happened on October 1, 1982, and it was for no reason other than they ran out of time so everyone just pushed it through and Reagan signed it. Another one-day shutdown happened because they ran out of time to agree with a previous shutdown. The two other one-day closures ended when Congress decided to agree to Reagan’s terms so he would sign the bill.
The fifth one-day government shutdown happened on February 9, 2018. This shutdown might be the shortest in history as it didn’t even last a total of six hours. To keep the government doors open, Congress worked all night so they could make a deal that President Donald Trump could sign in the morning. Congress voted on the measure around 5:30 in the morning and then sent it to the president to sign. President Trump not only signed the bill at 8:40 am but also tweeted that he had signed the bill.
Where did we find this stuff? Here are our sources:
“Looking Back On The First Government Shutdown In U.S. History.” Sarah Gonzalez, NPR. January 2019.
“All 21 Government Shutdowns in U.S. History.” Tom Murse, Thoughco.com. January 2019.
“How long did the longest government shutdown stretch? 21 days.” Doug Criss, CNN.com. January 2019.
“Trump relents on border wall, ending shutdown with vow to use emergency powers without funding by Feb. 15.” Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News. January 2019.
“Record-breaking federal shutdown ends.” CNN. January 1996.
“The Ghost of Shutdowns Past haunts latest talks to keep the federal government open.” Michael Collins, USA Today. January 2018.
“Shutdown ends after Trump signs budget deal.” John Bresnahan, Jennifer Scholtes and Heather Caygle, Politico. February 2018.
“Government Shutdown Ends After 3 Days of Recriminations.” Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan, New York Times. January 2018.