As the federal government reaches the brink of shutdown due to the Sep. 30 deadline to pass spending bills, there have been 21 federal government shutdowns in the past five decades, each leading to the suspension of non-essential federal functions such as social security and SNAP benefits, and leaving millions of federal employees without pay, The Hill reported.
The potential shutdown has ignited division among House Republicans, with differing demands and threats of voting to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership position.
The most recent shutdown in 2019, under former President Donald Trump‘s administration, lasted 35 days over disagreements regarding funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. It ended when Trump consented to sign a short-term funding bill to reopen the government.
Other notable shutdowns include a 21-day shutdown under President Bill Clinton due to budgetary disagreements, and an 11-day shutdown under President Gerald Ford, the first ever, following his veto of a funding bill for specific Departments.
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