There were three government shutdowns during the Reagan administration, one weekend closing during the administration of Bush 41, under Clinton there were two complete shutdowns of five and 21 days, Obama had one government shutdown of 15 days.
It is quite likely that the government workers who are off the job during this shutdown will receive full back pay on their return to work after an extended Christmas and New Year’s vacation. These CRs have become standard operating procedure in Washington.
This current shutdown was completely avoidable. Recently, instead of staying in town to work on a resolution of the impasse, lawmakers took a six-day holiday, leaving the critical funding issues unresolved.
Presumably, furloughed workers will receive their full retroactive back pay, but the pay of lawmakers should be suspended indefinitely for complete dereliction of duty.
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