Vault: November 17, 1995
4/6/2011 | 13m 4s
Four days in the government shutdown of 1995 the arguments were similar.
Four days into the government shutdown of 1995, the focus was on how to resolve the stalemate and where the political blame would be laid, on President Bill Clinton or new House GOP Leader Newt Gingrich. The arguments sound familiar: the deficit and balancing the budget.
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Vault: November 17, 1995
4/6/2011 | 13m 4s
Four days into the government shutdown of 1995, the focus was on how to resolve the stalemate and where the political blame would be laid, on President Bill Clinton or new House GOP Leader Newt Gingrich. The arguments sound familiar: the deficit and balancing the budget.
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