Battle Over, but 'War' Continues.

The article discusses highlights of the events leading to the signing of the law (PL 113-46) by U.S. President Barack Obama on October 17, 2013 that ended the sixteen-day government shutdown and provide appropriations through January 15, 2014, back pay for furloughed federal employees, and income ve...

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Published in:	CQ Weekly Vol. 71; no. 36; pp. 1756 - 1759
Main Authors:	MARCOS, CRISTINA, KRAWZAK, PAUL M., Dumain, Emma, Fuller, Matt, Harrison, David, Lesniewski, Niels, Newhauser, Daniel, Sanchez, Humberto
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. 10/21/2013
Subjects:	Obama, Barack, 1961- Medical care Government shutdown Civil service furloughs Insurance exchanges Government debt limit
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article discusses highlights of the events leading to the signing of the law (PL 113-46) by U.S. President Barack Obama on October 17, 2013 that ended the sixteen-day government shutdown and provide appropriations through January 15, 2014, back pay for furloughed federal employees, and income verification measure for health care subsidies through state insurance exchanges. It also averted the Treasury default and suspended of statutory debt ceiling up to early 2014.