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Government shutdown 2019

Reflecting on the longest government shutdown, one year on

by Bennett Purser
Jan 23, 2020
How the longest shutdown in U.S. history changed the way one federal contractor thinks about work.
Courtesy Sunny Blaylock
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Three months after the shutdown, some workers still feel its effects

by Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 25, 2019
"There's still that insecurity. You want the cash on hand," said government contractor Sunny Blaylock.
Sunny and Seth Blaylock with their two kids, Stella and Tiger.
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Government shutdown 2019

Trump says he’s declaring emergency to build border wall

by Associated Press
Feb 15, 2019
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Donald Trump, repeating his claim that 'walls work,' announced that he will declare a national emergency in order to build a barrier on the US-Mexico border without funding from Congress.
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Government shutdown 2019

Congress moves ahead with deal to avoid shutdown

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 14, 2019
President Trump says he will sign the spending bill, and declare a “national emergency” to build a border wall.
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Federal contractors are cut out of shutdown back pay

by Sasa Woodruff
Jan 31, 2019
We hear from two workers on how it's affected their lives and finances.
A sign outside the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 27.
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Government shutdown 2019

The shutdown cost the U.S. economy $3 billion, Congressional Budget Office says

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 28, 2019
"We think we'll be down about $3 billion of GDP," CBO Director Keith Hall says.
Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Jan. 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
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