Congress fails to approve government financing within the deadline, but is preparing to do so shortly. The Government has run out of funding for part of the Administration at midnight from Friday to Saturday (5:00 on Saturday in mainland Spain) Since 1976, there had been 22 interruptions in financing until tonight, 10 of which resulted in the dismissal of workers.
Most of the significant shutdowns took place during Bill Clinton's presidency, when then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his conservative majority demanded budget cuts.