The house of representatives of U.S. Congress passed a temporary budget until March 23
WASHINGTON, 7 Feb — RIA Novosti. The house of representatives of U.S. Congress passed a temporary budget until March 23, aim to avoid a new “closure” of the Federal government on Thursday, according to the results of the vote.
For the bill voted 245 deputies, against was 182.
As expected, the Senate draft will undergo changes — in particular, the newly reduced military spending, which the house of representatives increased to 659 billion for the 2018 fiscal year.
Republicans and Democrats are at odds about the possibility of a budget compromise in the Senate, and the Republican majority cannot pass a budget without opposition support. The differences include the main parameters of the budgetary cost, as well as measures relating to immigration.
The United States live on a temporary budget since the beginning of the fiscal year in October 2017. In January, Federal agencies have been working three days of disruptions due to delays with the adoption of another temporary bill was then adopted the budget until February 8.