Sentence examples for fiscal shutdown from inspiring English sources

Any "dysfunction of Washington" was never more apparent than in the recent domestic political deadlock – driven by Republican stubbornness which forced the US fiscal shutdown, paralysing government and damaging the economy.

President Obama had to cancel a high-profile visit to the region this fall to grapple with the fiscal shutdown in the United States, an event that seemed to many in Asia to showcase American dysfunction.

It also looks as if House Republicans may break the budget agreement struck last summer, threatening a fiscal showdown, a government shutdown and another crisis over the debt ceiling.

The budget negotiations had broken down multiple times in spectacular fashion (see: fiscal cliff, government shutdown) because the Tea Partiers refused to ever budge one tiny inch on their outlandish demands.

Government shutdowns, fiscal cliffs and presidents who promise to do their best to ignore the legislature are no longer much of a surprise.

Congress has been fairly quiet of late, due to the budget deal cut last year when John Boehner made his exit (no fiscal cliffs or shutdowns in sight, unlike this season during previous years).

Direct fiscal impacts of the shutdown and payment prioritisation provide part of the explanation.

"Default," "fiscal cliff" and "government shutdown" are scary words.

So one lesson we might take from the deal that just went down -- and I'm glad to see some compromise, a budget, slightly diminished fiscal headwinds, and no shutdown -- is that with neither higher deficits nor significant revenues anywhere near the table, our fiscal debates remain as cramped as ever.

This led to fiscal cliffs and government shutdowns.

We can't slow down businesses or put our economy at risk with government shutdowns or fiscal showdowns.