Word: layoffs
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...right-wing Republicans and liberal Democrats revolted on the floor of the House, overwhelming and sinking a bipartisan plan to rein in the rampaging deficit. The uprising left the government without a budget or the authority to spend money for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, forcing the layoff of thousands of nonessential government employees, at least temporarily...
...federal tax receipts down too. In mid-June Darman boosted his 1991 deficit estimate to $159 billion, up from $138 billion just a month before. Unless a plan for cutting almost $100 billion could be produced by Oct. 1, spending cuts required by Gramm-Rudman would force the layoff of thousands of government workers. Within days, Administration officials began to utter dire predictions. It was the perfect opportunity for a sudden conversion, and Bush took...
...NOTEBOOK: Following Tuesday's game against Dartmouth, Harvard will have a two-week layoff...The team has decided to skip the ECAC's and will instead set up possible scrimmages along with their regular practice schedule. "Exam period is tough," Berkery said. "Now we have some time off to prepare."..And then comes the real test, the NCAA Final Four May 19-20 in Princeton...
That was the general consensus among the Harvard men fencers after their first meet since the long layoff due to reading and exam periods...