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The US Senate approved the resolution to avoid a closure of the federal government on Saturday, the day on which the funds that allow the public administration to continue operating will have expired.
A temporary solution. The upper house, where Democrats have a narrow majority, required 60 votes to pass it and backed it with 72 and 25 against, so the short-term spending bill will now go to the House of Representatives.
The current fiscal year ends on September 30 and the new one, for which the funds are required, begins a day later, which requires the approval before Friday at midnight of the House of Representatives and the ratification of the president, Joe Biden. .
Congress has not yet enacted any of the 12 appropriations bills that set discretionary spending levels and the continuity resolution that is on the table allows financing the Executive in the same parameters as now, giving legislators more time to complete pending work, exactly until December 16.
The project includes some 12,000 million dollars in economic and security assistance to Ukraine, to strengthen the defense of that country against the Russian invasion.
“The last thing the American people need right now is a futile government shutdown. I’m optimistic we’re on our way to avoiding one long before the funding deadline,” said Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
At the end of the debate, the funds to fight against Covid-19 and monkeypox were not incorporated, due to lack of agreement between both parties.
“Our short-term priority is to keep the government open. We have been very clear on this to ensure that vital services for the American population continue uninterrupted,” said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The longest government shutdown, 35 days, occurred during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump, due to disagreements over funds for the wall he wanted to build on the border with Mexico, which, according to him, would stop the wave of migration.
When the Executive runs out of funds, most government agencies, museums and national parks close their doors, while hundreds of thousands of federal employees find themselves temporarily out of work and without pay.
with EFE
