"The Senate will meet for a pro-forma session on Monday, [dia] 24 [de dezembro] .The next session will be held on December 27," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the Congress. .
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The US government has begun a partial closure for lack of funds this Saturday (22) at midnight (3am, at Brasília time), after Gresso failed to reach a budget agreement for the demands of President Donald Trump regarding the border wall with Mexico.
This is the third administrative closure that Trump is facing this year. The first in January lasted three days, while the second in February lasted only a few hours. According to the CNN network, this is the first time in 40 years that the government has partially closed three times in a single year.
Partial blockage is due to the gain of some federal government agencies. They have to close and leave their employees technically unemployed. Some federal employees, even, may miss payment at Christmas.
The US government faces a new partial halt
On the night of this Friday, Trump released a video on the US Twitter once again defends the construction of the wall to block the # 39, entry of illegal immigrants, drugs and gangs in the United States. The president said that he "hoped that the blockade would not last long".
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This partial judgment concerns the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Agriculture, which is practically on Christmas Eve and at a time when many offices close their balance sheets at the end of the year, which minimizes its impact.
The advantage of Trump is that government organizations are funded until September 30, 2019, including those of the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Social Services.
Senators from the Republican and Democratic parties on Thursday approved a provisional budget, but did not include the $ 5 billion required by Trump for the construction of the border wall. The president refused to sign it.
Another budget bill, which includes money for the wall, was pbaded Friday in the House of Representatives, where Republicans are in the majority, and sent to the Senate, which postponed the vote, which forced the beginning of the partial closure.
Trump supporters collectively fund the wall
Negotiations in the US Congress resume after noon this Saturday (3 pm, Brasilia). The budget will require the approval of 60 senators.
At least the government managed to convince the simple majority of senators at a preliminary vote. This ensures, in practice, that the issue is discussed until a final agreement is reached.
Changes during the debate
President Trump himself predicted that the deal would not be concluded in time. "If the Democrats vote against it, there will be a blockage that will last a long time," he wrote in a tweet. Trump's opinion changed during the debate on the wall's budget, and the president proposed to Congress members of the Democratic Party to try to force the approval, but he made half tour and stated that he would look for "other ways" to finance the work. The Republican again changed his mind and insisted that Congress approve the budget. 59025] Trump sees this negotiation as his last chance to get funding for the wall because in January the Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives and could block the financing of the wall.
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