Trump calls on Congress to pass a bill ending the government shutdown
The American President demanded Donald Trump Congress to expedite the adoption of a spending bill that would end A government shutdown in the United States has entered its third day.
It was stated in a post To Trump on his Truth Social platform on Monday: "I hope that all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this bill and send it to my desk without delay. No amendments can be made at this time."The closure comes after the collapse of negotiations between representatives of the two parties against the backdrop of the killing of two protesters against the methods of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration, which prompted the Democrats to take a tough stance.
On Friday night, the US Senate adopted a financial bill that would limit the period of the closure, stipulating the adoption of 5 of the six sections of the budget text, while the section related to the Ministry of Homeland Security will be subject to further negotiations during the next two weeks.
But the agreement sparked the dissatisfaction of a number of conservative Republicans who threatened By voting against it.
The Danger of the New Lockdown
Trump said in his post: "We will work together in good faith to address the issues raised, but we cannot afford another prolonged, destructive and futile lockdown that will do great harm to our country."in reference to a 43-day closure last summer.
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the Republican-majority House of Representatives, expressed his optimism that an agreement would soon be reached.
He said in a statement to Fox News: "We will get it all done on Tuesday, I am convinced of that"
However, the Speaker of the House has a very small majority in the House of Representatives, and he cannot lose more than one Republican vote.
The Employment Report Was Affected
In parallel, the US Department of Labor announced on Monday the postponement of the date of issuing its report related to employment and jobs, due to the partial government shutdown.
The Ministry said: "Due to the partial federal government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will suspend data collection, processing, and dissemination"explaining that this matter affects the employment report that was scheduled to be published on Friday.
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