High cost: Federal workers demonstrate against the government shutdown in front of the US Capitol in Washington on Oct 4,2013. The US government had shut down for the first time in 17 years on Oct 1 that year after lawmakers failed to reach a budget deal by the end of the fiscal year. - AFP
Government shutdowns in the United States due to disagreements between lawmakers to pass the federal budget before a deadline are not uncommon.
These funding gaps have occurred 20 times in the past 44 years, according to an article on Vox.com.
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