the republicans gained control of the house in the 2010 election.
the republicans gained control of the house in the 2010 election.
when did the republicans gain control of the house?
the 2010 election
although the november 2010 election left republicans in control of the house, democrats remained in control of the senate and the white house, resulting in a division of power that would lead to a series of clashes over spending priorities and other policy matters. in early 2011, some republicans threatened to force a shutdown unless the president and democratic-controlled senate agreed to much deeper spending cuts. rep. joe walsh of illinois said the country might need a government shutdown as a form of "shock therapy" to raise awareness of the state of the federal government's finances. conservative activists held rallies in early 2011 urging republican lawmakers to shut down the government if necessary to push democrats to agree to republican budgetary proposals. when democrats said a government shutdown would have catastrophic effects on the economy and would hurt american families, many conservatives said democrats were overstating the severity of the effects a shutdown would produce. a gallup poll of public opinion showed that the majority of republicans were in favor of shutting down the government rather than having congressional republicans accept a compromise budget plan, while the majority of americans overall (including majorities of democrats and of independents) preferred that lawmakers reach a compromise deal. in april 2011, republicans in the house of representatives threatened to shut down the government unless the senate and the president agreed to further spending cuts as well as to cuts in federal funding for planned parenthood and other birth-control providers and to curtailing the environmental protection agency's authority to enforce the clean air act and carbon dioxide emissions. house republicans gave speaker john boehner an ovation when he informed them that he was advising the house administration committee to begin preparations for a possible shutdown. a budget deal was agreed to less than two hours before a shutdown would have begun.
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bullet::::- july 11, 1979: skylab began its return to earth









































bullet::::- november 4, 1979: iran hostage crisis began









































bullet::::- 1979 energy crisis









































bullet::::- february 2, 1980: abscam became public









































bullet::::- may 18, 1980: mount st. helens erupted









































bullet::::- 1980 united states heat wave









































bullet::::- november 4, 1980: united states elections: reagan/bush defeated carter/mondale. republicans gain control of the senate; the first time republicans gain control of any chamber since 1954.









































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bullet::::- september 9, 1979: panama canal act of 1979, ,









































bullet::::- april 10, 1979: taiwan relations act,









































bullet::::- october 17, 1979: department of education organization act, ,
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