The dilemma was deep for the Democrats. But the United States will probably do not know a budgetary paralysis from Saturday March 15, thanks to the vote, contrary, of some party senators in favor of a text wanted by Donald Trump.
The proposal, which extends the financing of the federal state to September, includes new reductions in the expenses of the federal state, already shaken by the cuts and dismissals undertaken by the republican billionaire, and its ally Elon Musk. The text has passed a key step in the upper House of Congress on Friday, and its final adoption is expected in the coming hours.
The high probability that it will be approved quickly means that the government services responsible for decree the state of “Shutdown”, that is to say the arrest of many federal public services, will surely do not have to do so. And this, even if the midnight limit hour on the American east coast (5 hours in Paris) is exceeded.
Despite their majority of 53 senators out of 100, the Republicans needed the support of eight opposition members to obtain the necessary majority of the adoption of their text. If the Democratic senators were unanimous in castigating the bottom of this proposal, ten of them finally gave in to allow the passage of the text, thanks to the turnaround of their chief, Chuck Schumer. The vote ended in 62 votes for and 38 against – the elected Republican Rand Paul having been lacking.
Demonstration in front of the home of Chuck Schumer
The New York senator, who said on Wednesday that his camp was united against the text, finally announced Thursday that he would vote for, on a personal basis, because of his concern in the face of the consequences of such paralysis. Avoid a “Shutdown” represents “The best way to minimize the damage that the Trump administration will have to undergo to the American people”he said on Friday in a statement.
Because paralysis of federal services would mean technical unemployment for hundreds of thousands of civil servants, disturbed air traffic, or even delays to be expected in the payment of certain food aids. An unpopular situation in the United States, which Democrats as Republicans wish to avoid.
“As bad be the text of the law”a paralysis of federal services would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk “The keys to the city, the state and the country”warned Chuck Schumer, who worries about the additional prerogatives conferred on the White House in a situation of “Shutdown”.
On the left, the calls to let this paralysis occur, however, have multiplied in recent days, to finally demonstrate real opposition to Donald Trump and his program. The Republicans’ proposal provides for an increase in the defense budget of six billion dollars, but also a reduction of $ 13 billion in expenditure in other budgetary positions. Cups deemed unacceptable by Democrats. The choice of Chuck Schumer has therefore caused lively eddies within his party.
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“The American people have sent Democrats to the Congress to fight against dysfunction and republican chaos”, Claims, in a letter addressed to Mr. Schumer, 66 Democrats from the House of Representatives. Their leader, Hakeem Jeffries, and his team rushed to the Capitol to urge senators to block the bill and negotiate a real compromise with the Republicans.
A hundred demonstrators also protested on Friday morning in front of the New York home in Chuck Schumer, according to a journalist from the France-Presse agency.
“White check at Elon Musk”
Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic President of the House of Representatives, summed up the tightness on Friday with which his party is confronted. The Californian elected official denounced in a press release “A false choice” between state paralysis or “White check” to the Trump administration, which would constitute “A devastating attack on the well-being of American families”.
Democrats fear that temporary financing, rather than for the whole fiscal year, will dilute the power of the congress in the development of the budget, because it would give more freedom to the executive to choose which expenses really apply.
The elected Democrat Rosa Delauro also described the text proposed by the Republicans as “White check at Elon Musk”while Senator Mark Warner, renowned for his moderate positions, said that he would vote “no”, saying to this “Idea to give the keys to Trump and Musk without constraint”.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, addressed his congratulations to Chuck Schumer “For having done what was needed, taking his courage in both hands”. The Republican President has embarked on his social social platform for a “Very judicious and intelligent decision”. Thursday, he rejected responsibility for the current situation on the Democrats, affirming that in the event of paralysis, it would be “Their fault”.