Complicated situation in the United States. The closure of the Government of , which began on October 1 after failing to approve the financing legislation corresponding to the fiscal year in Congress, is causing real chaos throughout the country.
If there was any hope, what has been happening with thousands of North American officials and the collapse at the airports makes little by little any trace of optimism disappears.
It seems that the US has gone beyond Make America Great AgainDonald Trump’s motto, Make America Blocked Again. A blockade that has forced hundreds of canceled flights and tens of thousands of public employees who have not seen a single euro since then.
By land and air
The tension is being experienced throughout the country. This same Friday, United States airlines such as United Airlines and American Airlines have been forced to . These are the most affected with highest number of cancellations on Colorado and Texas intrastate routes.
The decision was made last Wednesday, when the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a temporary 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports with high air traffic throughout the country.
The long queues that have occurred at the main airfields in the United States have caused delays to become cancellations. “We are seeing signs of stress in the system, so we are proactively reducing the number of flights to ensure Americans continue to fly safely“said FAA administrator Bryan Bedford a few days ago.
The problem is due to the fact that, according to the entity itself, some 13,000 air traffic controllers have been working for weeks without receiving a single euro and are suffering “enormous stress and fatigue.” “Currently, half of our top 30 facilities are experiencing staff shortages, and Nearly 80% of air traffic controllers are absent from New York-area facilities“he explained.
And it all has to do with the negotiations between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. They have not yet reached any understanding and the lack of agreement and funding cuts in dozens of state agencies continues to affect public workers.
Trump has not invited Republicans to seek an agreement. He has preferred to advocate eliminating the Senate rule that requires reaching an affirmative vote of 60 votes, seeking only a simple majority. Currently, his party has 54 representatives and does not reach the mandatory minimum to unblock the situation.
“Republicans, end parliamentary obstruction and recover the American dream. If you don’t, the Democrats will, and you will never hold public office again!” he demanded this Friday.
The leader of the Democratic minority of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, offered this Friday on Capitol Hill an agreement to extend subsidies to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) for another year with the aim of reaching an agreement.
While the president of the United States publishes messages on his social network and continues to wait for Democrats and Republicans to negotiate and end the blockade, it is a government shutdown that is already the longest in the history of the country.
