Biden urges Republicans to “do their job” and avoid a government shutdown

The president of U.S, Joe Bidenthis Wednesday urged Lower House Republicans to “do his job”And approve a bill to finance the activities of federal agencies, avoiding a government shutdown.

The president made this statement in statements to the press during a meeting in San Francisco with him Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the body responsible for advising the president on issues of technological and scientific innovation.

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“If we have a government shutdown, much vital science and health work could be affected, from cancer research to food security. This is why the American people need our Republican friends in Chamber of Representatives do your job: fund the government“, he said.

A journalist asked Biden if the closure of the Executive is inevitable, as is seen in some political circles in the country. washingtonto which he replied: “In politics, I don’t consider anything inevitable”.

Another journalist asked him if the The White House could do something to avoid administrative paralysis, to which Biden responded: “If I had known this, I would have started already.”.

U.S is getting closer and closer to a government shutdown for which there appears to be no solution in sight.

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A group of Republicans related to the former president donald trump (2017-2021) is in full rebellion and refuses to accept a short-term solution that funds federal agencies beyond September 30th, when available funds are exhausted.

If the public administration runs out of funds, most government agencies, museums and national parks will close their doors, while hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be temporarily unemployed and without pay, which could ultimately have an impact on the economy.

Source: Elcomercio

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