How Government Shutdowns Got More Severe and Further Reaching
Shutdowns started having significant effects after an attorney general in the 1980s argued that it was illegal for the government to spend money without congressional appropriations. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: United States Politics and Government
Topics: Shutdowns, appropriations, congressional, without, money, spend, government, illegal, argued, 1980s, general, attorney, effects, significant, having, started, Reaching, Further, Severe, Government
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/us/past-government-shutdowns-length.html