Sentence examples for days of shutdown from inspiring English sources

Though sporadic gunfire was heard early in the day, normal life appeared to be returning to the Kinshasa on Wednesday, with some shops opening after almost three days of shutdown.

Two hundred and eighty-five representatives said yes, eighty-seven of them Republicans — and, with that, after sixteen days of shutdown, Congress will let federal workers do their jobs and the Treasury pay our bills and not disgrace the country.

Many federal employees were forced to take a leave of absence - officially known as being furloughed - during the 16 days of shutdown.

The president spoke minutes after the Senate passed a bill that would reopen federal agencies after 16 days of shutdown and lift the cap on borrowing that had raised the prospect of a default on the nation's debt.

The American government entered its seventh day of shutdown on Monday, following the failure of Congress to approve the national budget a week ago.

"Past February 1, that delay could balloon to an extra two days per one day of shutdown," he said.

About 70,000 cars from all over northern New Jersey travel along the three access lanes each day, and on the first day of what would be four days of the shutdown, cars stalled the streets of Fort Lee.

And it only required 16 days of government shutdown to put him on firm political footing.

For all other cases, CFIUS review and investigation deadlines will be tolled for the number of days of the shutdown.

The first two days of the shutdown were two of the busiest days in Capital Bikeshare history, according to a note posted on Facebook today.

President Obama signed an order on Thursday to ensure families of fallen soldiers will continue to receive death payments, which were suspended in the early days of the shutdown.