U.S. Republicans Propose Two-Stage Funding to Prevent Government Shutdown
The deadline for the U.S. government shutdown is approaching. On the 11th, the Republican Party proposed a non-conventional temporary plan to provide funds to allow the federal government to operate normally, but the Congress is now seriously divided, so it will be difficult to pass this temporary plan.
According to U.S. media reports pointed out that the U.S. Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson on the 11th proposed a two-stage "Continuing Appropriations" program, such as defense construction, veterans' benefits, transportation, urban development, agriculture, food and drug administration, energy and water resources, and other departments are short-term bill through the way in the next year on January 19, appropriated funds to maintain normal operations, and the rest of the departmental appropriations until February 2nd.
Johnson pointed out that the proposal can avoid Congress in previous years before the Christmas recess, through a large number of excessive spending bills, but also for Congress to buy more time, but will provide Israel, Ukraine and border security funds excluded, so that the Republican Party in the House of Representatives on the 14th prudent spending to fight for the passage of the necessary proposals, if it can be successful in the Senate where the Democrats account for the majority of the Senate also passes, 17 days before the President Biden will be able to sign into the decree.
However, not everyone in the Republican Party agrees with the two-stage funding proposal. Some Republicans complain that the proposal fails to meet the principle of spending cuts, and the party's views are so divided that even if the Republican Party has a slight advantage in the House of Representatives, whether it can be passed is still uncertain, and as for the Republican Party which has a weak position in the Senate, it is even more difficult for the proposal to be passed. If an agreement cannot be reached before the 17th, federal funds will expire at midnight on the 17th, and the U.S. government will face its fourth shutdown in 10 years. By then, national parks will be closed, 4 million federal employees will not be able to get paid, activities from financial supervision to scientific research will be forced to suspend, and industries such as aviation and tourism will be affected, and the U.S., the world's largest economy, will be plunged into a pendulum swing.
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