The American president celebrated a key legislative victory by promulgating a law of fiscal and public spending cuts. The opposition called it “crime scene” for its effects on health and social assistance.
The president of the United States, Donald Trumppromulgated this Friday an ambitious package of fiscal cuts and adjustments to public spending, after obtaining an almost total support of the Republican Party in Congress. The measure represents one of its main priorities in internal politics and could consolidate the legacy of its second mandate.
Accompanied by republican legislators and members of his cabinet, Trump signed the law – several billion dollars – in an outdoor act in front of the White House the same day that Independence Day is held in the country. Then, he raised the deck that had given him the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnsonthe same one that was used during the final vote on Thursday.
Military airplanes, including a poaching bomber, flew over the presidential residence during the annual picnic of July 4, while the president and the first lady, Melania Trump, greeted from the balcony.
“The United States is winning, winning, winning as never before”, Trump proclaimed, referring to the air attacks last month against the Iranian nuclear program. As he explained, the over -ups commemorated that offensive. “Promises made, promises fulfilled and we have fulfilled them,” he said.
The White House was decorated with the traditional national colors, and the US Navy band performed military marches and also, in a typical nod of Trump’s style, pop icon songs of the 80s such as Chaka Khan and Huey Lewis. The flying ones were carried out at the beginning and end of the presidential discourse and the national anthem.
The criticism of the Democratic opposition to the project
From the opposition, Democrats harshly rejected the projectwhich they described as a benefit for the richest sectors which will leave millions of people with low income unprotected, affecting their medical coverage, access to food and economic stability.
“I never thought I would be on the floor of the House of Representatives saying that this is a crime scene,” The Democratic leader said Hakeem Jeffries during a marathon intervention that postponed the vote for more than eight hours. “It is a crime scene, attacking the health, security and well -being of the American people.”
The legislation expands the tax cuts introduced by Trump in 2017 and It contemplates a reduction of US $ 1.2 billion in Medicaid and food assistance. It also establishes a significant increase in immigration control policies. According to the non -partisan agency in charge of the records of Congress, the norm could leave almost 12 million additional people without medical coverage.
Source: Ambito
