US government heads toward first shutdown in six years as lawmakers fail to reach agreement | US politics
On Tuesday, Donald Trump said that the closure of a government was “probably” after negotiations on the ongoing funding between the congress leaders before the deadline.
The Republican majority of the Congress was forcing legislation to finance the government until November 21st, but the Democrats refused to vote unless they contained a series of privileges focusing on health services.
The President held an oval office meeting of the congress leaders of the two sides on Monday evening, but ended without a sign of breakthrough. In the afternoon of Tuesday, a closure in the White House was asked whether it was inevitable, Trump replied: “Nothing is inevitable, but I can probably say that it is probably probably”, before accusing to provide health care to immigrants who are not documented.
Republicans passed their background bills in the vote of the party line at the beginning of this month, but they require at least some democratic support to advance in the Senate.
In exchange for their votes, the Minority Party requesting the extension of subsidies for the appropriate maintenance law (ACA), which ends at the end of the year. In addition, they want to take back the Republican Duties, which provide health care to poor and disabled Americans, Medicaid and public media organizations.
High -level Senate Democratic Chuck Schumer described the end of the ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts as a “crisis for health services and said on Tuesday:“ The Republicans do not talk to us even tonight to solve this crisis and open the government, even tonight.
After the meetings, Trump published a video created by AI, who made humiliating statements about the Democrats, as well as Hakeem Jeffries, who wears a Schrrero and a mustache about the democrats. “The president is busy trolling on the internet like a 10 -year -old child, and therefore the Americans will blame him if the government closes,” Schumer said.
Republican Congress leaders did not show any signs of change in their requests for voting on the expenditure invoice, which aimed to give the appropriations more time to reach an agreement on long -term government expenditures.
“This is completely and simply taking hostage on behalf of the Democrats.” He said.
Speaker Mike Johnson kept the house entry for a week and a half last week to force Democrats to accept the bill of spending GOP at the beginning of this month. When the Assembly held a short procedure session on Tuesday, the Democrats filled with an unsuccessful effort to consider their own bills to finance the government until October and at the same time discussed health priorities.
Republican Congress Member Morgan Griffith quickly removed the room that requested the boos of democratic deputies.
Rosa Delauro, the high -level democrat of the session, said, “A minute ago, I put a plan to keep the government open. Republicans and Americans tank him on vacation while fighting the health crisis they created.” He said.
Wednesday Midnight Wednesday will start, And keep employees at home, restricting operations of federal agencies. Last week, the White House management and budget office issued a note that it would benefit from a transition in financing to firing more mass as part of the Crusades to reduce the government bureaucracy.
The vote from Morning Consult, published on Monday, found that 45% of voters would accuse Congress Republicans to close, and that 32% would blame the democrats.
