U.S. President Joe Biden (right) shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson during the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation’s annual event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024.
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Biden administration Tuesday announced support for the latest Short-term government funding proposalsgreatly reducing the possibility of early partial shutdown November 5 presidential election.
exist a statement From the Office of Management and Budget, White House applause bill Commends Congress “for providing more time later this year to complete a full-year appropriations bill that will serve America’s defense, veterans, seniors, children, and working families, and address the urgent needs of the American people, including for communities recovering from disasters.” Urgent need.
The statement was far from clear support for the proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Statement criticizing Congress republican party With no additional funding included for disaster relief, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration.
“The administration is deeply disappointed that congressional Republicans continue to block critical funding requested by the administration in order to avoid severe disruption to a number of critical government services, including effectively halting government operations. small business administration disaster loan program later this fall,” it said.
The White House also warned it would oppose any funding cuts to the IRS in final funding legislation.
The bill was introduced by Johnson on Sunday Original proposal failed The bill, which passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month, would fund the government until December 20 instead of March 2025.
President Joe Biden and many congressmen Democratic Party Firmly oppose the plan to include the SAVE Act in the government funding bill. But members of Johnson’s own caucus rejected his initial funding measure when 14 house republicans Vote against it on September 18th.
New proposal appears to go against former president’s wishes Donald Trumphe publicly called on congressional Republicans to shut down government If the SAVE Act is excluded from the funding bill.
The latest bill does include $231 million for the Secret Service, with the agency’s funding and resources two assassination attempts Against Trump.
Congress and the White House have until midnight on September 30 to pass the bill and sign it into law to avoid partial government shutdownElection Day is just over a month away.
House Republican aides said Sunday that the funding proposal could come before the House for a vote as soon as Wednesday.
The White House statement said: “The Administration calls on both houses of Congress to quickly pass this bill to avoid a costly and unnecessary government shutdown and ensure sufficient time to pass the full fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill later this year.”
