The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that would save federal agencies from temporary shutdowns or shutdowns.

The Democrat-controlled Senate approved the Continuing Resolution with 88 votes to 9 against, with less than three hours remaining until midnight on Saturday. US time This is the deadline for a shutdown if Parliament fails to pass the bill. Because the 2024 budget will begin on October 1, this draft law was approved by the House of Representatives on the same afternoon. This leaves the central government with a budget until November 17, or another 45 days.

President Joe Biden, who will sign the bill into effect, praised the Democratic and Republican congressional majorities for helping avoid a shutdown, but criticized lawmakers. .The Republican party said causing a crisis that should never have happened in the first place along with asking Parliament to expedite the passage of a draft budget to assist Ukraine in its war with Russia worth 24 billion US dollars (approximately 884,544 million baht)

Twenty-one Republican hardliners strongly oppose including aid to Ukraine in the temporary short-term budget bill. This is despite moderate members of the party including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy supporting it. The group also threatened to remove Mr. McCarthy from his position as speaker of the House of Representatives. too.

Source: Thai News Agency