US tries to prevent government shutdown

Speaker of the Lower House Republican Kevin McCarthyThis Saturday, he told reporters they would vote on a 45-day temporary bill that would “keep the government open and provide disaster relief to Americans.” Florida to Hawaii“.

He emphasized Republican needs “Ensure the security of the border”It was the controversial element of the proposed measure, and in that sense he urged Democrats to support it if they did not want failure to fall on them.

“We’re putting something in place that will allow Keep paying our soldiers“added.

In this sense, the Republican would be “the closure falls on him.”

Throughout the week, McCarthy believed Biden’s immigration policy was destroying the country and that Republicans “They should not miss this opportunity to ensure the security of our border.”

The Republican said today that both parties should vote for this temporary project. 45 day period reach a final agreement to avoid default on payments.

The resolution requires the support of two-thirds of Parliament to be approved because it is considered under an expedited mechanism called suspension of the rules. This way will largely depend on: democrat support It’s about to be approved.

Starting from Sunday, the public administration will run out of funds, which will lead to the closure of most institutions government institutions, museums and national parksThe salaries of 1.3 million soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civil servants will be cut.

McCarthy made an unsuccessful attempt Friday to pass a bill that would have funded the Administration for an additional month through Oct. 31, but placed limits on asylum programs and included cuts across the board. Except for border security.

Democrats who oppose these provisions on the border and border solid republicansThose who follow the instructions of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), who rejected any measures to keep the administration running and this week called on them to resist and cause a Government shutdown.