REACTION. The president signed the bill this Thursday / EFE
On Thursday night, President Joe Biden signed the government funding bill that was approved earlier by the Senate. The stock avoided the close scheduled for midnight and that it maintains this stock at least until next December.
The context: The dynamics of the Congress was fast this Thursday. First, the House of Representatives was tasked with passing the legislation that is set to expire on December 3. Then it was the turn of the Senate, which gave the green light to the bill so that it could quickly reach the president.
- The legislation includes $ 28.6 billion earmarked for disasters and another $ 6.3 billion for the resettlement of Afghan refugees.
- The issue was resolved with 254 votes in favor to 175 against from the Lower House and 65 to 35 in the Senate.
And now that…?: For the Joe Biden administration, the priority now is for Congress to take action on the debt ceiling. The deadline is October 18, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
- The White House blamed the Republicans for treating the issue as “a game,” according to Jen Psaki, press secretary at the government palace.
- The spokeswoman added that the government will not cease its pressure for Republicans in Congress to act positively.
Main source of the news: The Hill
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