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Government Shutdowns blog
The 1995 and 1996 Government Shutdowns in Dated Steps and the Lessons LearnedBoth parties still claim the shutdowns of 1995 and 1996, so here is the dated sequence, the aftermath and the lessons a Republican should draw.What a government shutdown really shuts down and who gets paidA shutdown stops far less than the headlines say. The Antideficiency Act, the Civiletti opinions, who works, who stays home, and who is guaranteed back pay.The Contract with America in ten bills and what it taught about winningNewt Gingrich's written promise gave House Republicans a platform voters could check, and it won them a majority for the first time in forty years.