United States Narrowly Avoids Shutdown with Temporary Budget Bill
Last Saturday, the United States narrowly escaped a government shutdown when Congress passed a short-term budget bill just before the deadline. However, this is only a temporary solution that will be in effect for 45 days.
Meanwhile, tensions rose in Congress as Republican lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction with the Speaker of the House for giving in to Democrats and allowing the bill to pass through the House of Representatives.
Yesterday, US federal agencies managed to avoid a shutdown, which would have temporarily halted the distribution of budgets to various agencies. This was due to a budget impasse in Congress, resulting in the inability to pass a new budget law on time.
The United States is currently preparing an additional $2 billion in aid for Ukraine, as the situation in the country remains critical.
As a result of the budget impasse, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are at risk of being suspended from work and not receiving their salaries. This has led to temporary closures of government agencies, with employees being placed on furlough until an agreement is reached in Congress.
Last Saturday, the US Senate, where Democrats hold the majority, voted 88 to 9 in favor of the bill, narrowly passing it before sending it to President Biden for signing. In the House of Representatives, the bill received support from 335 members, while 91 voted against it, ultimately providing President Biden’s administration with a budget to manage state affairs for another 45 days.
This temporary budget bill successfully avoids the 22nd government shutdown since 1976. However, the risk of future shutdowns remains as unresolved details of the budget’s expenditure continue to be a point of contention among far-right Republican MPs.
The conflict between Democrats and Republicans in Congress continues to intensify, particularly among a group of far-right Republican MPs who are dissatisfied with the compromises made by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in working with Democrats to pass the bill.
One of the most vocal critics of McCarthy is Matt Gaetz, a Republican congressman from Florida, who has announced his intention to vote for McCarthy’s removal from the position of Speaker of the House.
In response to criticism, McCarthy expressed confidence in his leadership and his commitment to avoiding a shutdown. While on the campaign trail in Iowa, former President Trump was asked for his opinion on McCarthy’s actions. Trump refrained from commenting directly but stressed the importance of strength and tenacity in dealing with those from opposing parties.
Although the bill passed Congress, Democrats did not achieve all their objectives, as military aid to Ukraine appears to have been cut off in this plan.
Joseph Borrell, the head of EU foreign policy, expressed surprise at this decision and called on the US House of Representatives to reconsider.
Borrell hopes that the final agreement will still include support for Ukraine, including the provision of necessary weapons to combat Russian aggression.
In response to the concerns raised, Ukrainian official Andriy Yermak stated that the relationship between the United States and Ukraine has not changed. However, the reduction in aid has raised concerns for Ukraine, as it heavily depends on the support of Western nations, especially the United States, in its ongoing fight against Russian aggression.
President Joe Biden has reassured Ukraine that US support will continue, emphasizing the urgency of the situation. The Democrats in the House have reached an agreement with Republicans on a new round of aid to Ukraine, providing some relief to the country amidst ongoing tensions.
Last Saturday, the United States Newly escaped the shutdown. or partially shut down a federal agency. After Congress was able to pass a short-term budget bill before the deadline. However, the story does not end here. This is because the draft law is only a temporary draft law which will only be in force for 45 days.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Congress heated up after Republican lawmakers were unhappy with the Speaker of the House for bowing to Democrats. and allowed the draft law to pass through the House of Representatives.
Yesterday (October 1) US federal agencies Survived the closure of US federal agencies or the Government Shutdown, which is a condition in which the US government must stop distributing budgets to various agencies. temporarily Because Congress is in a state of budget impasse. and not allowing the new budget law to be passed in time.
The United States is preparing an additional $2 billion in aid for Ukraine.
Hundreds of thousands of US federal workers Risk of being suspended from work – not receiving a salary
This caused federal agencies to temporarily close. Government employees must be on furlough. and that they do not receive a salary Until Congress can reach an agreement. and a budget will be allocated to it
This past Saturday (September 30), before the deadline of 12:01 am on October 1, US EST. The US Senate where the Democrats hold the majority Voted by a vote of 88 to 9 to pass the said bill with a narrow margin. before sending the bill to President Biden Signed and approved into law on time.
Members of the House of Representatives voted 335 to 91 to support the bill, giving President Biden’s administration a budget to use to manage state affairs for another 45 days, until November 17th.
This avoids the risk of a US federal government shutdown. That could happen for the 22nd time since 1976 or in 50 years. However, the United States has faced the closure of government agencies many times. But the year that faced the longest government shutdown occurred between 2018 and 2019, during the administration of President Donald Trump at the time.
By then President Trump was against the Democrats. The issue of the budget for the construction of the US-Mexico border wall has caused US politics. into a dead end and cause the closure of various agencies for up to 35 days or 5 weeks
This time, however, the United States survived the shutdown. But it is only temporary and partial. This is because the draft law is a short-term budget law that has only been in force for 1 month and 15 days, and after the end of enforcement of the draft is close. Congress needs to debate again. and it is expected that the United States government agencies are at risk of being shut down again because a group of far-right MPs of the Republican Party are dissatisfied with some of the details of the budget’s expenditure which have not yet been resolved.
From now on, we must keep an eye on the extent of the conflict between the Democrats. and the Republican Party, which became more heated when a group of MPs farthest from the Republican Party Dissatisfied with the role of the Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in compromising with the Democrats Until this bill could pass the House of Representatives.
Matt Gaetz, a Republican congressman from Florida who is a harsh critic together with members of the Republican Party in his group has come out to criticize Kevin McCarthy hard that he compromised to pass the said bill Ready to reveal that he himself will weigh for voting Kevin McCarthy out of office as speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
However, Kevin McCarthy has responded by stating that he is not concerned about the … The group of Republican lawmakers challenged his dismissal, emphasizing that If anyone wants to move against him, come forward. and confirmed that what was done was to avoid closure.
Regarding Donald Trump’s moves yesterday while campaigning in Iowa. Reporter asks Trump if Kevin McCarthy should be fired And he also supports Kevin. Is McCar there? After he supported the passage of the Democrats’ budget bill, Trump replied that he did not want to comment on the matter. And he has always had a good relationship with Kevin McCarthy, but what he wants to see from the Republican is strength and tenacity. to deal with people from left parties
Even if the bill passes Congress, But the Democrats didn’t get everything they wanted. Because in said plan, military aid to Ukraine appears to have been cut off.
Previously in the plan to allocate temporary budget spending to avoid closing the United States. Including additional military aid to Ukraine of another 6,000 million US dollars, or approximately 220 billion baht, but it appears that there is no new round of aid to Ukraine in this bill.
Joseph Borrell, head of EU foreign policy He expressed surprise and called the US House of Representatives. Reconsider your decision on this matter.
Borrell also hopes that the resulting agreement will not be a final decision. And Ukraine will continue to receive support from the United States as it provides better weapons. and faster than ever before needed in the war against Russia.
While Andriy Yermak, chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidential palace, said that although the draft law of the United States There will be no military aid budget for Ukraine. But the relationship between the United States And Ukraine has not changed at all, but Andrei Yermak admits that cutting additional aid has created concerns for Ukraine. which depends on the support of Western nations Especially the United States in the ongoing fight against Russian aggression;
However, yesterday the President of the United States, Joe Biden, confirmed that the US support for Ukraine will continue because this is an urgent matter And now the Democrats of the House have reached an agreement with the Republicans on a new round of aid to’ the Ukraine.
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