This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress
US President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill into law on Saturday, avoiding budgetary paralysis of the federal administration.
The text, which extends federal government funding until mid-March, notably provides $100 billion in aid to deal with natural disasters and $30 billion for farmers.
The “shutdown” was narrowly avoided after the adoption of this text on Friday evening by the Senate. The bill received 85 votes to 11 in the upper house of Congress.
According to observers, support for the funding bill reflects the desire of the Republican and Democratic parties to avoid the shutdown that would have put thousands of civil servants out of work and paralyzed several federal agencies.
An initial bipartisan deal was rejected earlier this week by President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk.
Following the last elections, the Republicans took control of both houses of parliament.
This situation guarantees the Grand Old Party decision-making on key issues such as government financing, debt ceiling negotiations and foreign aid, but also confirmation in high office.
