Al Franken...is this for real?

Originally Posted by sugarpop

From what I remember hearing, if the budget wasn't passed the government would have shut down, like it did when Clinton was in office, and that is why it had to go through quickly. Does anyone know if that is true? Redux?

sugar...if the appropriation bills are not adopted by Sept 30 each year, all or part of the federal government would shut down the next day.

It backfired on Gingrich and the Republicans when they went that route rather than face a Clinton veto on several of the bills.