The White House opted for a confrontational style against Democrats in the Senate. The government’s closure is six days.
The president of the USA, Donald Trumpthreatened with mass layoffs this Monday in a desperate attempt for Democrats and Republicans to end the Government closure Federal, who already entered his sixth day.
He Senateled by Republicans, had to vote again opposed measures to finance federal agencies, including a Republican Provisional Law approved by the House of Representatives that would finance operations until November 21 and a Democratic alternative. It was not expected that either of them would obtain the 60 necessary votes, Reuters reported.
Trump, consulted on Sunday night when the government would begin to fire federal workers, responded categorically: “It is already happening.” The Democrats blamed the stagnation, but gave no more details about the dismissal plans. The White House has said that it could fire thousands if the closure persists.
The budget director, Russell Voughthas already frozen at least US $ 28,000 million in infrastructure funds for New York, California and Illinoisall of them with a considerable democratic population and critical of the president.
But the Democratic leaders showed no signs of kneeling before the tactics of the White House, which have caused discomfort among some centrist republicans who fear that the approach can make the Shutdown more difficult to overcome.
The partial closure, the 15th since 1981, drew on Monday with the longest room in the history of the United States matching six days of closing of 1995 that began after the then president Bill Clinton will veto a project of republican expenses. The longest Shutdown lasted 35 days in 2018-2019, during Trump’s first mandate.
Senate Democrats, who demand a permanent extension of federal subsidies to help people pay medical insurance, have voted against the financing bill approved by the House of Representatives, known as Continuous resolution Or CR, four times.
With a majority of 53 to 47 seats and a Republican who opposes the CR, Republican leaders need at least eight Democrats to support their financing legislation, but until now only two Democrats and an independent who is part of their coalition have changed the side.
Source: Ambito
