The US government may once again face a "shutdown" crisis, with budget proposals stuck in Congress | Report | The US government
October 1st marks the new fiscal year for the US federal government, however, due to the federal government's budget still being stuck in Congress, it has not been approved. On September 3rd, CBS reported that US Secretary of Commerce Gina Redmond expressed great concern in the US business community that a "shutdown" of the US government on October 1st would pose a significant challenge to the US economy.
Last month, the White House announced that it is urging Congress to pass a short-term spending agreement to provide funding for the federal government, in order to avoid a shutdown before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1st due to lack of funds.
The "deadline" is approaching, and the "party struggle" farce is rising again
The US government is once again in a "shutdown" crisis. As the deadline approaches, the ugly state of "party struggle" will once again be exposed.
Although the US Congress has just ended its recess, the argument has already begun. Republicans in Congress accuse the Democratic Party of refusing to negotiate on many issues in the budget, making it difficult for the budget to pass.
Congressman Kevin Hearn, Republican: We will point out the seriousness of the problem, but no one has ever been willing to solve it.
On the 1st, Democratic majority leader Schumer stated in an open letter that if Congress cannot pass the budget, Republicans should take responsibility. He accused Republicans of pushing the debt ceiling to the last minute earlier this year and only passing it on the brink of default, just to please extremists within the Republican Party.
The Capitol Hill newspaper in the United States has anticipated the upcoming farce in September. The newspaper reported under the title "The Senate will face a September full of farce" that senators are concerned that the federal government budget may not be passed on time and have started searching for targets for criticism.
The frequent struggle between the two parties has pushed the US government into a "shutdown" crisis. According to statistics, the US federal government has shut down more than 20 times since 1980.
Bloomberg political reporter Ryan Beckwick: They often push things to the edge of a cliff, it's like a seventh grade student doing homework at the last minute. We hope they can finish it, but sometimes they tell you that I have a paper to submit tomorrow and can't finish it, so I didn't tell you.
US Commerce Secretary Raymond said that such "uncertainty" will harm economic development.
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raymond: If business is to succeed, it is important to have "predictability" that can operate in a normal order, and this politically driven factor often brings interference.
The Washington Post reported that politicians in Washington have long been at odds over budget issues, and in the context of the approaching 2024 US presidential election, the bipartisan struggle may become even more intense.
