The Biden administration intends to pass “a short-term budget law” in the coming weeks to avoid “serious disruptions to federal activities”.
The White House on Thursday asked the US Congress to vote quickly for a budget extension to prevent the United States from experiencing a “shutdown” in a month, a paralysis of the entire federal administration.
“It is clear that a short-term budget law will be necessary next month,” the White House budget director said in a statement. This, according to a statement, is to “avoid serious disruption to federal operations” after the start of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1.
“We need to fund important programs for Americans and address urgent needs,” commented Joe Biden spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, saying that without a quick vote, food aid programs could be threatened. .
“There’s no reason Congress can’t do its job,” she said.
Default avoided
The US Congress is currently divided: the Senate is dominated by the Democrats but the House of Representatives is under the control of the Republican opposition. This is the second time in a few months that the world’s leading power finds itself faced with the danger of a political and financial impasse.
The United States already avoided a default in June following lengthy negotiations between the Biden administration and the conservatives.
A payment default would have been unprecedented, while the United States has already experienced several more or less prolonged periods of “shutdown”, of budgetary paralysis.
The discussion this time concerns budget extensions of around twenty billion dollars requested on August 10 by the White House. Joe Biden wants Congress to vote in particular for an additional $13 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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