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President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers should reject a stopgap bill that would fund the government until March, raising the possibility of a partial economic shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers should reject a stopgap bill that would fund the government until March, raising the possibility of a partial economic shutdown when current resources run out at midnight Friday.
One of his advisers said Trump, who returns to the White House on Jan. 20, opposes a bill introduced Tuesday night that would fund government agencies at current levels and provide $100 billion in disaster aid.
Trump’s stance could complicate efforts to avert a shutdown that would disrupt everything from air travel to law enforcement in the days before the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday.
It will be the first government shutdown since it lasted from December 2018 to 2019, during Trump’s first four-year term in the White House.
Congress’ next steps were unclear. Bipartisan agreement is needed to pass the bill in the House, where Republicans have a slim majority, and in the Senate, where Democrats have a slight advantage.
Trump’s comments follow those of his ally Elon Musk, who pressured Congress to reject the bill and said its supporters should be stripped of their jobs.
Musk spent more than $250 million to help Trump’s election in November and was appointed by Trump to lead an advisory group with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy on cutting costs and making government more efficient.
On Saturday, the federal government will run out of money to fund its operations unless Congress acts. On Tuesday, negotiators reached an agreement to extend funding until March 14.
House Republicans who helped negotiate the bill said Musk’s opposition had complicated its passage.
“They are very powerful people, and people put a lot of weight into what they say,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole said, referring to Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“There are never easy solutions here,” Cole said. (Reuters).
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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