The US government has only a few days left to run out of spending money. Meanwhile, the Republican Party is internally conflicting. Until they were still unable to agree on a draft temporary budget.
Foreign news agencies reported on 25 September 2023 that the US Congress There are only five days left before the September 30 deadline to pass new budget legislation. Give the government money to spend and avoid a shutdown. However, councilors have not been able to reach an agreement.
Republican members of the House of Representatives who supported Donald Trump rallied in defiance of their party’s demands. without accepting the short-term budget law This will help various agencies. The state has money to spend after the deadline arrives. causing the current situation to enter a stalemate Until the White House issued a warning to various agencies Prepare for the shutdown
Now all eyes are on Mr. Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House of Representatives. who are trying to persuade rebellious Republicans to pass short-term budget legislation to avoid a shutdown on Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2023, but it didn’t work.
Target of pro-Trump Republicans Which came together under the name ‘Freedom Caucus’ to defeat the agreement to temporarily lift the US public debt ceiling to avoid default on debt payments. which President Joe Biden and Mr. McCarthy Made it in June In exchange for the White House agreeing to limit government spending.
The Freedom Caucus is unhappy with the deal and wants the government to reduce spending further. They also want to limit government spending to no more than $1.47 trillion through fiscal year 2024, $120 billion more than Biden agreed with McCarthy.
On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives in which Republicans hold the majority Debate on dozens of budget bills will begin. That included budget cuts for many projects as the Freedom Caucus demanded.
However, it is unclear whether Congress will find a solution in time. This is because debate on bills in the lower house often takes weeks or even months. In addition, after passing the draft Still need to send it to the Senate. that the Democrats hold the majority to continue consideration
The US government has shut down many times before. But the longest was 35 days during the era of President Donald Trump, after Democrats and Republicans clashed over budget allocation to build a wall on the Mexican border. which is the main policy of Mr. Trump
But this time is different in that it is a conflict within the Republican Party itself. Especially between groups that support Mr. Trump’s extremist ideas. with groups that have more moderate ideas
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2023-09-25 23:45:00
