2023-09-30 18:39:00
The United States House of Representatives approved this Saturday (30) a budget financing bill temporary, a key step to avoid a ‘shutdown’, as the federal government shutdown is known.
The deadline for the bill that extends the budget deadline would end this Saturday (30), putting the provision of basic services to millions of Americans at risk.
Members of the lower House approved by 335 votes to 91 a funding measure aimed at keeping the government running for another 45 days, sending the bill to the Democratic-controlled Senate in a last-ditch effort to avoid a shutdown of services. federal.
Without this measure, federal agencies could stop starting tomorrow, October 1st, due to the impasse to extend the budget, which was scheduled to end this Saturday (30) at midnight, the date that marks the end of the fiscal year.
The shutdown could affect the provision of public safety services, food assistance programs and cause delays in health services, disrupting the daily lives of millions of Americans.
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