The agreement does not completely eliminate the risk of “closure” of the administration for this month, but it is an important step to avoid this before the January 19 and February 2 deadlines.
Senators from the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have reached an agreement on the spending ceiling for the remainder of 2024, avoiding the risk of a possible “shutdown” of the government, as reported this Sunday by Senate President Mike Johnson . .
Johnson has explained to members of his party that the 2024 spending ceiling will be $1.59 trillion, of which $886,000 million is already in projects approved in December under the Defense Spending Act. Therefore, non-defense expenditures are approved to be $704,000. million.
Johnson and Senate Democratic Party spokesman Chuck Schumer will make the official announcement next Sunday.
The agreement does not completely eliminate the risk of “closure” of the administration for this month, but it is an important step to avoid this before the January 19 and February 2 deadlines.
Fundamentally, there will be a Democratic willingness to reach an agreement in light of Conservative demands to take advantage of the spending bill to force the imposition of more anti-immigration restrictions on the country’s southern border.
Source: EITB
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