In the budget dispute in the USA, the Democrats put pressure on President Donald Trump. In the constituent meeting of the newly elected house of representatives on Thursday they want to use their newfound majority to pass a budget law, as announced on Monday. Thus, the forced closure of Parts of the government apparatus should be terminated. Trump is not granted to the draft, however, a rejection because of this contains the required financing of a wall on the border to Mexico.
in order To lock in the new year, not the end of the budget in sight, which was shortly before Christmas, entered into force. Hundreds of thousands of state employees are currently on unpaid forced leave, or need to do their jobs without pay, because, due to the Blockade in Congress is a legal basis for their financing is missing.
“We need security, and the wall is an important part of”
The Democrats, called on Trump, of your submission to agree to. “The President must come to your senses and you immediately through his signature.” Trump announced immediately, to stay hard, and the template not to sign. “We don’t give up. We need security at the border, and the wall is an important part of it,” he told the TV station Fox News.
The dispute has become a hard trial of power between the President and the Democrats. In the new house of representatives, the Democrats will be able to adopt your template, because you have won here in the Congress elections in November, a majority. The Senate is likely to refuse consent. Here, trump is the Republicans have the majority. This, however, is so small that you need many pieces of legislation – including the budget – on the votes of Democrats.
Republicans reject Trumps the amount of
the main point of contention in the budget negotiations trump’s demand for five billion dollars for the construction of a wall on the border to Mexico. You should fend off migrants. The opposition Democrats, and also some of trump’s Republicans reject the claim strictly. The Republican majority leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, in his turn, said to want any template deal, which is opposed by Trump.
In the US it comes in the dispute over the budget again and again to a “Shutdown”. In view of the confrontational government style of President Trump, the clashes this year are bitter but.
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Created: 01.01.2019, 10:01 PM
