The House Republican last Friday includes extra money to cover most agencies’ funds on the auto -pilot to keep the Federal Government open on Friday.
Stop gap expenses, known as a permanent resolution, or CR, will fund the government at the end of the financial year – at the end of September 30 – for most parts, last year’s financial support levels will only be increased.
If approval is received, this will be the first time that the Pentagon has worked under a CR for the entire financial year. But the purpose of this bill is to reduce some of the biggest losses from a CR to the military, by increasing the Pentagon’s additional funds for personnel, weapons purchases and other expenses that increase year year.
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The CR will also pay extra money to the Veterans Affairs for its toxic exhibition funds to meet the medical budget shortage, identified by the Biden administration for the first time last year.
If the bill is not approved by the end of Friday, the government will close at 12:01 am on Saturday. For the army, shutdown will mean that unless new government funds are approved, unless Congress should legislate to allow salaries to continue, unless the soldiers have to continue to work without collecting salaries.
The deadline for funding and the Congress debate about how it is better to keep the government open because President Donald Trump has been ignoring funding laws to reduce the size of the government.
Trump has endorsed the CR to give his administration more time to work unilaterally.
“All Republicans should vote next week (please!) Yes, Trump said in a post on a social media platform on Saturday.” “There are tremendous things coming to the United States, and I am asking you to give us a few months to reach us by September so that we can keep the country’s ‘financial home’.”
The Pentagon usually hates the CR as they force the military to work on last year’s budget while increasing costs. For example, according to the law, soldiers increase their salary every January, regardless of that new funding is approved, meaning, under a CR, military services will have to reduce the dollars of other staff like bonuses to maintain salaries for salaries.
The issue can be made even more clear in April as the Junior Regulatory Service members will increase the 4.5 % increase in January under the Defense Policy Bill Congress approved in December.
But the CR, which is released on the weekend, includes financing additional military personnel to meet the additional costs of increasing the junior enrolled salaries so that the services will not have to be upset to find the money to increase the salary.
“This straightforward resolution ensures that the government operates and operates for Americans,” Tom Cole, chairman of the House of Representatives, said in a statement on Saturday. “It maintains important services for our constituencies and offers the highest salary for our brave junior enrolled heroes since President Reagan.”
Overall, the CR will allocate $ 6 billion for defense funding this year compared to last year. In addition to financing additional personnel, the bill also includes some additional money for weapons purchase and operations and rehabilitation accounts.
The CR VA’s toxic exposure fund will raise $ 6 billion, which is a amount of money produced by the PACT Act.
Last year, the Biden administration informed Congress that the VA is facing a $ 6.6 billion reduction in its medical budget, which is driven by more than expected registration due to the PACT Act and has increased the cost of medical equipment and prescription drugs. Some reduction was also attributed to staff costs, and the Trump administration is now dismissing thousands of VA employees.
When the Biden administration announced the shortage, the Republicans described it as a faulty accounting by the administration.
Although the CR includes financing to meet the reduction of toxic exhibition funds this year, Democrats are now cheating because it does not include funds for funds in 2026.
“Former military accommodation will be a source of financial support for the excessive costs of former military housing, poor health care standards and poisonous chemicals in the VA,” said Rosa Deloro, representative of the House.
The VA, which is usually a year ago, receives some funds a year ago for veterans to protect the health care of the soldiers and the benefits from government shutdownfights. Although funding for the 2026 toxic exhibition fund is not in this CR, Congress will have more opportunities to fund it when discussing the 2026 budget.
Trump’s confirmation suggests that most Republicans will support CR, though at least two – rap. Thomas Masi and San Rand Paul, both Kentucky – have emerged in opposition until Monday morning.
The House Democratic leadership has discussed the CR, though the lower chamber does not require Democratic votes if Aunty is the only Republican opposing it.
The Democratic leadership in the Senate, where at least eight Democrats need to support the bill so that it can be given the necessary extent of 60 votes, and by assuming that every Republican except the pool supports it, they do not take any position on the bill.
But some of the Senate influential Democrats have criticized it for not doing anything to stop Trump and the billionaire Elon Musk, who is the head of the White House’s Advisory Group, known as the government’s performance, or the Dodge, which is eliminating the government, with agencies continuing.
Senate customs committee ranking member, Centi Patty Murray, D wash. In a statement on the CR on Saturday, “Congress-not Trump or Kasturi-should decide through careful bilateral talks in ways to invest in our states and districts.
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