Pak Sahafat – In a situation where the differences over the government budget reached a peak in the US Congress, in order to prevent the shutdown of the Biden government, the representatives approved a 45-day temporary budget bill without financial aid to Ukraine.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency, quoted by Shafqna news website, the US House of Representatives, just a few hours before the end of the current fiscal year, both the Republican and Democratic parties were forced to approve a temporary financial budget bill for the next 45 days in order to prevent a government shutdown.
The new fiscal year of the United States begins on Sunday (October 1st), and this is when the differences in the House of Representatives of the United States have increased over the budget for the new fiscal year. Several Republican lawmakers have called for a cut in aid to Ukraine, while Democrats have opposed it.
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According to CNN, if this temporary bill was not approved, the US government would shut down from Sunday morning, pay the salaries of 4 million servicemen and other federal employees, and also close federal parks and buildings.
This “short-term budget” bill will now go to the Senate, after which it will be signed by US President Joe Biden. Then, the interim budget bill can keep the government running for another 45 days.
According to American news sources, if this temporary bill was not approved, the American government would be shut down from Sunday morning, the payment of the salaries of 4 million servicemen and other federal employees would be stopped, as well as parks and federal buildings would be closed.
It should be mentioned that before during the presidency of Donald Trump, the US government was shut down. At that time, with the opposition of the Democrats, the new budget bill was not approved and the federal government was closed for 5 weeks. This shutdown caused strong protests among the government employees and in addition, it cost 11 billion dollars.