US Congress avoids government shutdown with new budget extension

He United States Congress approved this Thursday a new budget extension to avoid an administrative closure or ‘to switch off‘ before currently available funds run out at midnight on Friday.

O House of Representatives approved the budget proposal with 314 votes in favor and 108 against, exceeding the two-thirds that the measure required. He did this shortly after Senate also approved with 77 votes in favor and 18 against.

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In the House of Representatives, the extension faced opposition from half of the Republicans (106 votes against 107 in favor), who criticized that their leadership in that chamber continues to give air to the Joe Biden Government with these extensions.

“No matter who sits in the Speaker’s chair or who holds the majority, we are still doing the same stupid things.“, said the conservative ChipRoy.

Your colleague Eli Crane attacked the president of the Chamber, michael johnsonfor having agreed to the extension with the Democrats: “Our president, Johnson, said he was the most conservative president we’ve ever had. Yet here we are, introducing this bill this afternoon, with no conservative policies”.

In November of last year, Congress approved the last budget extension that also averted an imminent administrative shutdown with two due dates, January 19 and February 2, which at that time seemed very far away.

Johnson announced earlier this month that there was an agreement between Democrats, Republicans and the White House to pass the budget for fiscal year 2024 (which began on October 1, 2023) and avoid further extensions, but there was no time to process it. it.

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The new budget extension also has two expiration dates, ranging from March 1st to March 8th.

“We need a little more time on the calendar to allow this process to unfold.“Johnson said this Wednesday that in November he had promised not to promote or approve new extensions.

In addition to the legislative process to follow, the agreement agreed and announced by Johnson faces internal opposition from a sector of the economy Republican partywhich, as today’s vote demonstrated, is divided.

The balance within the Republicans is very weak and a minority sector already overthrew their previous leader in October last year, Kevin McCarthyfollowing a budget deal with Democrats.

Approval of the extension also did not satisfy the majority of Democrats, despite the Senate majority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumerhe congratulated himself on having managed to get legislators from both parties to work.”until late at night” on Wednesday to avoid administrative closure.

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“We have good news for U.S: on Friday there will be no ‘to switch off‘. As both parties worked together, the Government will remain open. Services will not be interrupted, we will avoid an unnecessary disaster”, he guaranteed.

Your number two, Dick DurbinHowever, he showed his displeasure: “It is disappointing that the best we can do is “keep the lights on” when funding the Government. We should be addressing issues that are important to the American people, not throwing the ball in the air once again”.

Whenever there is less than a week left before an administrative closure, the The White House Activate a protocol to prepare all your departments. The shutdown means sending hundreds of thousands of public employees home without work or pay and the paralysis of many services.

Source: Elcomercio

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