Washington, December 21, 2024 – Gli United States they avoid at the last minute the so-called stop of federal activities shutdown. After weeks of fruitless negotiations, Congress passed a measure that funds federal agencies until mid-March. With the midnight deadline already expired a few minutes ago (six in the morning in Italy), the senators abandoned the normal procedure to speed up the vote, thus 'saving' over 800,000 workers who risked being sent home without pay.
“It's good news that the bipartisan approach ultimately prevailed… It's a good outcome for America and for the American people,” Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a Senate speech. Democrats lead the Senateso there was little doubt the funding package would get the green light after the party was crucial in helping the House Republican majority pass the bill earlier in the day. However, the Seanto often gets stuck on complex legislation, so there were fears that the fight for funding could drag on into next week. This would have resulted in the blocking of non-essential operations, a number up to 875,000 workers laid off and with another 1.4 million forced to work without pay. So many national parks, monuments and sites would have been closed at a time when millions of visitors are expected in the United States.
Congressional setting of state budgets is always a difficult task, with both chambers divided by Republicans and Democrats. The OK funded the government until March 14th with a package that includes 110 billion dollars in aid for natural disasters and financial relief for farmers. This is essentially the same bill that failed on Thursday's vote, but without the two-year suspension of the country's self-imposed debt limit requested by newly elected President Donald Trump.
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