The US Congress has approved the budget to avoid the closure of the government

Nearly 24 hours before the funds are exhausted, the US Congress approved a budget bill that, having been ratified by President Donald Trump, he will avoid a further administrative partial closure as of this Friday.

The House of Representatives accepted the project by 300 to 128after the previous vote in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, with 83 votes in favor and 16 against.

The White House announced that Trump will ratify the project, which includes $ 1375 million for the wall with Mexico – less than the 5,700 required by Congress – and which imposed the previous administrative closure, the longest in the history of the United States, which lasted 35 days between December and January.

As reported EFEit is a 333 billion dollar budget project agreed between Democrats and Republicans that will finance a quarter of the administration.

Trump will accompany the draft budget with a declaration of national emergency, according to the White House, with which he intends to finance the wall after the refusals he received from Congress during his two years in office.

"President Donald Trump will sign the government's finance bill and, as he has said, will take other measures, including the declaration of a national emergency – to end the humanitarian crisis and security at the border, "Sarah Sanders, spokeswoman for the White House, said in a statement.

Under this declaration, Trump will be able to divert funds from other budget items already authorized by Congress and dedicate them to its border project. Existing laws would, for example, allow Pentagon funds to be used to build the wall, if justified by the need for national defense.

According to press reports, the White House was also evaluating the use of disaster relief funds approved for California and Puerto Rico, which is controversial as the island is still recovering from the effects of the disaster. Hurricane Maria.