Democrats and Republicans lock a clash in the United States Congress that can paralyze various federal services. Legislators need to vote by the end of Tuesday (30) the country’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which began in October.
If the spending package does not receive approval, departments and government agencies should enter into shutdown because they do not count on the definition of a financing to continue operating.
A total American stoppage and add uncertainties to the US economy.
Services considered essential – such as protection of life and properties – should follow in activity normally. Other departments must, however, present a contingency plan that details how many employees and which operations remain active during the stoppage.
The US State Department, for example, should have less than half of its direct contractors to a solution, according to a document obtained by International CNN. The passport issuance and visa service will continue to operate.
The US IRS announced that all its 74,500 employees will continue to work normally if the public machine stops.
However, most workers who follow in their posts should not be paid until the impasse is resolved.
US airlines also warned that
of mass dismissal in case of shutdown. The movement has worried federal workers.
Other economic impacts should also be felt with the shutdownepisode already known by Donald Trump. The five -week stoppage during his first term, at the 2019 fiscal year, led to a loss of US $ 3 billion In economic growth, according to the Congress Budget Office.
In addition, the US Department of Labor reported on Monday (29) that the data is expected to be revealed on Friday (3), but with the stoppage, the labor market already questioned may face even more uncertainty.
The numbers are an important reference for the Federal Reserve to decide on US monetary policy and possible new interest cuts – and without them, the country’s central bank may have even more difficulty defining the direction of rates.
Democrats and Republicans should continue discussions on Tuesday, but Vice President JD Vance already admits the possibility of stopping.
Senate Democratic Party leader Chuck Schumer spoke after a meeting with President Donald Trump on the second and cited “very great differences” in the demands between the parties.
“I think for the first time, the president listened to our objections, because we needed a bipartisan bill,” he said. The leader argues that.
Mayor Mike Johnson said Trump was acting “in good faith” during the discussions when asking for continuous resolution.
Two democratic sources heard by CNN International They indicated that the US President seemed willing to seal short -term and definitive agreements in relation to health transfers.
The White House clarified that any hit would only be done if the opposition ensured the continuity of government activities.
Republican party leaders should vote for a seven -week length of funding to avoid stopping.
With information from CNN International and Reuters
