US passes temporary budget bill to avoid government shutdown
On December 6, the US Congress passed a temporary budget bill for 2 weeks to avoid a federal government shutdown.
According to the original plan, many US departments and agencies would have to shut down if Congress did not pass a budget bill by December 7. Therefore, the temporary budget bill will help the federal government not shut down until December 21.
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| The US Congress is looking to avoid the prospect of a federal government shutdown. Photo: Hemis.fr |
In the coming time, the US Congress will have to pass a budget bill of up to 450 billion USD for the government in the new fiscal year until September 30, 2019.
Leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties in Congress have expressed their unwillingness to shut down the government, but there is still disagreement over President Donald Trump's request for $5 billion to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico.
Previously, President Trump threatened to shut down the government if his demands were not met./.
