Fierce power struggle in Washington: Donald Trump wants to, in spite of the budget speech lock in front of Congress. But the Chairman of the house of representatives, Nancy Pelosi, makes of your house right, and locks the President virtually. Now Trump thinks according to its own presentation about an alternative location for the speech.
Pelosi had suggested to him earlier, because of the partial Government shutdown to postpone the speech or to publish them only in writing.
The Democrat, Pelosi, and the Republicans Trump give each other the blame for the now for 33 days, continued government to a standstill. The majority of Americans Trumps demand for 5.7 billion Dollar, according to surveys for the construction of a border wall to Mexico for the Problem.
letter and response
Trump had declared on Wednesday in a letter to Pelosi, he wanted to hold the speech, however, and in the house of representatives and on the scheduled day. Subsequently, the Parliament Chairman said that this would not be possible. “I hereby notify you that the house of representatives pulls out a joint Resolution in consideration to the speech of the President to authorize, before the government working again.”
The dispute to the prestigious speech is a new highlight in the US budget debate, the major parts of the government operation, for lack of a new law for 33 days, brought to a standstill.
Around 800’000 people have to this Friday for the second Time in a row on a salary payment without. Many brings in the payment of their Rates for home loans or self-supply their families with food in a spot of bother.
cost factor “Shutdown”
The White house admitted on Wednesday that the government stood still, a significant cost has become a factor and on the growth of the US economy presses. Independent institutions such as the world Bank and the International monetary Fund, fear is already a decrease in growth in the United States, at the latest, in the next year.
the day before Hassett already at the station FoxBusiness, the cost of the Shutdown, would exceed the amount of 5.7 billion dollars, the Trump for the construction of a wall on the Mexican border in the budget set know want to had declared.
This is the real reason for the budget dispute – the Democrats refuse to pass a bill in the appropriations for the wall are included. Trump refuses, an act to sign, in which they are set.
On Thursday should be taken in the Senate, a new attempt to solve the node – the second chamber of the Parliament is to vote on two competing proposals for an end to the for more than a month-lasting standstill. However, neither the draft of the Republicans is likely to get the Democrats the necessary 60 of 100 votes. The Republicans Trump have to Sit in the Senate, only a majority of 53. (fal/sda)
Created: 23.01.2019, 23:29 PM