SU government failure is: What does that mean? What's at stake? What to expect at Trump's congressional meeting?
Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders will meet US President Donald Trump on Monday in an effort to prevent the government, a day before federal funding is out if the two parties do not reach an agreement on a short -term spending bill. Senate’s minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., Home Minority Leader Hookem Jeffries, Dn.y., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Senate majority leader John Thune, Rs.d. According to NBC News, it is likely to attend. Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries would meet with the president last week, but the White House canceled the meeting at the last minute. What is a government’s downtime in the US? A government closure takes place when the congress does not approve financing for certain or all agencies, and prevents them from spending money not authorized by lawmakers. If an agreement is not reached at midnight on September 30, parts of the government begin to conclude. Without funding, many government activities stop, and federal agencies stop all non-essential activities until the congress approves a budget. Since 1980 there have been 14 closures, the youngest to take place in 2018. The closure lasted 34 days and left about 800,000 of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees without pay. The closure of the past has led to delayed salaries, halted services and widespread disruption of daily government functions. US government -closing tissue: What’s at stake? Without an agreement, more than 2 million federal employees could be affected, with many filled and essential workers forced to work without payment. Important public services, such as air traffic control, law enforcement and national security, will continue, but agencies such as national parks, museums and research institutions will suspend operations. If the government’s closure is not prevented, the US Department of Health and Human Services intends to end 41% of its staff, which stops essential activities such as public health communication, contractors and medical research efforts, Reuters reports. What to expect at Trump’s congressional meeting? The upcoming meeting is the first between Trump and the congressional leaders before the deadline to prevent a government’s closure from occurring. Democrats demand that the agreement include an extension of healthcare subsidies and a reversal of the budget cut to healthcare adopted by Trump’s most important legislation earlier this year. Meanwhile, Republicans argue that discussions on these matters should only take place after avoiding a closure. (With input of agencies)