Several US authorities with hundreds of thousands of employees threatened because of the UHaushaltsstreits this week of the closure. Now the Senate has passed a Übergangsetat. But the President also has to agree.
The U.S. Senate has approved a transition budget, and thus a part of the government to a standstill in a dispute over the President Donald Trump desired border wall averted. The vote for the Budget was held on Wednesday by acclamation.
Now the template goes to the house of representatives and Trump. They both have to agree to Friday. From the representative house, there are positive signals. Also, Trump’s adviser, Kelly Anne Conway said the President will view the transition budget at least.
the wall on the border to Mexico? Donald Trump, in the battle for prestige project a few allies.
authorities are threatening closure of
Without an agreement to close several authorities on Friday, at midnight. More than 800,000 employees would be affected possibly. Trump had threatened, no household law to not write, if the Congress approved the requested five billion dollars (4.4 billion euros) for a wall on the border to Mexico.
The opposition Democrats want a maximum of 1.6 billion dollars for border security. In addition, the money should not be used for a wall, but for border fences and other security measures.
solution to 8. February
The Republicans in the Senate, the draft resolution was co-sponsored by the Übergangsetat. He is the managing up to 8. February liquid. A so-called partial Shutdown could go on for the time being, avoid. The Übergangsetat to the government expenditure at the previous level. Therefore, there would be no additional money for the border.
last week, the dispute was escalated at a Meeting of the President with the Chairman of the Democrats in the Senate and the house of representatives. In front of the cameras the leader of the opposition Trumps a claim denied by the billion for the wall.
US President threatens Shutdown (engl.)
12.12.2018
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