US Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill to Avoid Shutdown

US government avoids shutdown with bipartisan support for short-term funding agreement.Disappointment for Democrats as no additional aid for Ukraine is included.has managed to avoid a federal shutdown by reaching a consensus between the House and Senate on a short-term funding agreement.

The looming threat of a government shutdown, which would have resulted in tens of thousands of federal employees being placed on unpaid furlough and the suspension of various government services, was set to begin at 00:01 ET on Sunday. The majority of lawmakers were determined to prevent a shutdown, and the bill garnered more support from Democrats than Republicans, despite up to 90 House Republicans voting against it.

Senator Bennet, who advocates for increased funding for Ukraine, raised objections due to the absence of guarantees for Ukraine in the agreement.Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, Congress has approved approximately $113 billion in military, humanitarian, and economic aid for Ukraine.Government shutdowns occur when both chambers of Congress cannot agree on the roughly 30% of federal spending they must approve before the start of each fiscal year on October 1st.

These lawmakers oppose short-term spending measures and advocate for making cuts through long-term spending bills with agency-specific savings, although such bills face limited prospects in the Senate.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was initially hesitant to rely on Democratic votes to pass the short-term bill until the last minute, as this would have upset the hardline conservative members of his party.

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