Washington (AP) – Before President Donald Trump And Republicans in Congress can enforce most of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some incomplete business – completing the current budget year work. Spending bills. This is a task that is not recovering by all accounts.
The current stop gap move continues till March 14. Subsequently, without the Congress action, the government will have to be partially closed.
When it comes to resolving spending bills in Washington, there is eternity in five weeks. But the first weeks of Trump’s post has increased tensions between the two sides as the new administration newly shapes the agency’s priorities and Deducted The current program without the approval of the Congress.
A look at where the conversation stands:
Republicans have accused Democrats of accusing
Republicans and Democratic leaders of two customs committees in Congress were spending bill talks at the end of January. The assistants said the two sides are determined to carry out the agreement. But in recent times, hopefulness has ended.
“Obviously, the Democrats are not in a good place yet, so they are away from the conversation. On Thursday, the majority of the House leader Steve Skilis, R-La said, but it will have to resume.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La, also reviewed, claiming that the comments of New York’s House Democratic Leader Hakim Jefferies and some of his colleagues felt like ” Trying to establish any kind of government closure, which I think is very unfortunate. They have been irresponsible for the past two days or more.
Chairman of the House Customs Committee, Rap. Tom Cole said he had recently heard from democratic lawmakers like Thursday, so he was not convinced that he was turning away from the dialogue.
“But, we’re not making progress that I will expect,” Cole, Rokla said.
Democrats dispute over GOP leadership feature
Rosa Deloro, a representative of the House of Representatives of the House, said that in response to the claim, “this is wrong” that the Democrats have withdrawn from the negotiations.
“Democrats have offered their offers. We are not away from the table, “Deloro said.
Jeffrez told reporters that Deloro “is trying to respond to the Republican for weeks.”
“I hope the Republicans are now willing to sit at the table and to reach the expense agreement, not in the best interest of the American people, and not in the best interest of their billionaire donors,” said Jeffrey.
Tension at the level of topline costs
Under the terms of an agreement that former speaker Kevin McCarti, R Calif, Worked With the then President Joe Biden, expenditure for defense and nounds for the current budget year will increase by 1 %, which began on October 1st. This will reach approximately $ 895.2 billion to defend conservatives and $ 780.4 billion for NondFines.
The Congress, on the insistence of Republicans, fixed the expenditure level to reduce inflation, which also suspended as part of the package. Loan limit So that the federal government can continue to pay its bills. Democrats say the deal is a contract.
“This is the way that will allow everyone to reach the contract that meets the needs of the American people,” said Jeffrey.
Republicans don’t see it like this.
Democrats are having a difficult time adjusting the reality of Trump in the White House, and the Republicans control both the Houses of the Congress, Cole said.
“We have to remember the deal when they are trying to enforce when we had a Democratic President and Democratic Senate,” he said. We are no longer they are, “Cole said.” And in particular, the president does not feel bound to the agreement made by another president who does not go to his watch. “
“There is only one signature that matters right now and now it is not Biden,” Cole said.
Democrats are cautious to Trump and Kasturi’s reform as a federal government
Democrats are struggling to remain in the first week of Trump and provide a unanimous response because government workers are pushed Give resignationThe entire agencies have been abolished and Elon Musk’s team is from the so -called department’s performance. Gains access For sensitive information of countless Americans.
They are worried about how the current government services are being affected, the Democrats have accused the administration of blocking hundreds of billions of dollars in pre -approved funds. When they approach the spending bills, they are also affecting their thinking.
“The level of trust is the lowest that I have never seen here,” said Washington San Petty Murray, the senior senior committee of the Senate. “It is up to our Republican colleagues to keep it up and assure us of a contract and no law is real.”
Democrats need to assure that Republican negotiators will follow the expenses agreements, Deloro said.
“You won something. I won something. We lost everyone. But we have a contract. And that’s it. These assurances have to be made, “Deloro said.
Plan B
If the lawmakers fail to reach the deal on the entire year’s expense, then it is possible that they can pass another temporary step to keep the government open for a few weeks or months when they disagree with their differences. Try to put into practice.
Such stop gap measures, called resolutions or CRS issued in Washington Parliament, usually fund government programs and agencies at the current level.
Cole said, “I don’t want a CR.” “But I definitely prefer CR to shutdown.”
