The White House on the evening of 30 September officially announced the imminent shutdown of the US government after the Senate failed to pass the spending bill proposed by the Republican Party, which would have temporarily, until 21 November, provided funding for federal agencies.
The shutdown, i.e. the temporary shutdown of the US federal government, officially began at seven in the morning Kiev time, when it was midnight in Washington on 1 October.
Unfortunately, Democratic senators are blocking the passage of the bill H.
R. 5371 in the Senate because of crazy political demands that include $1 trillion in new spending,” according to a memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget.
To pass a budget, even a temporary one, Republicans don’t need the simple majority they have in both houses of Congress. In the Senate, they need to get the support of 60 out of 100 senators, which means several Democrats must also vote in favour of the bill. On the evening of 30 September, only three Democrats voted with the Republicans, the vote failed 55 to 45. one Republican, Senator Rand Paul, also voted against it.
The bottom line is that we guarantee the American people that we will fight as hard as we can for health care.
Plain and simple,” Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said of the Democrats’ motives.
The shutdown means thousands of government employees will be furloughed and others will be forced to work without pay until funding is restored. Some federal agencies and services could also be shut down. Some federal employees could lose their jobs permanently.
In the US, the fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September. When a budget for the current fiscal year has not been passed by Congress and signed by the President, funding for federal agencies is usually provided through temporary extension resolutions at the previous fiscal year’s level.