# Government shut down?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shut-down/706982>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shut-down/706982 "2014-12-11T23:45:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shut-down/706982/21 "2014-12-14T04:44:15Z")

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Senate passes the bill, 56 Yes, 40 No:

> **[Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill, Joining House (Published 2014)](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/us/senate-spending-package.html)**
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> A rare Saturday session bridged some disagreements, as the chamber approved the measure to fund core domestic government operations.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shut-down/706982/22 "2014-12-14T05:54:11Z")

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Article from CNN, listing a variety of the lesser-noticed Easter Eggs tucked away in the spending bill:

[Here’s what’s tucked in the spending bill](http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/politics/policy-riders-spending-bill/index.html?hpt=po_c1)

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shut-down/706982/23 "2014-12-14T18:44:23Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> Nonetheless, they’re not popular. The nation’s opinion of Congress during the last shutdown was at an all-time low. You’d think they’d learn their lesson.

And yet, they continue to get reelected, so they’re at least smart enough to learn that there are no real consequences.

Stranger

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