US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said that the total federal government budget for 2024 is accepted as 1.6 trillion, $886 billion of which is for defense. RIA News.
According to Johnson, the total budget accepted by the US government for this year is 1.590 trillion dollars. Of this figure, $886 billion is allocated to defense and $704 billion is allocated to non-military expenditures.
Previously US President Joe Biden statedIt was stated that the US Congress agreed to continue funding the federal government, which would prevent an “unnecessary shutdown”.
January 4, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre reportedthat the state is in danger of closure. According to him, at that moment there were only “16 days” left until a partial US government shutdown.
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