Senate fails to pass new budget, House shutdown begins in US
Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): As the Senate failed to agree on a new budget, the US government on Saturday commenced the move of shutting down many of its services.
Amid disputes over the issues of immigration and border security, a bill to fund the federal government until Feb 16 failed to receive the required 60 votes.
The move is likely to hit thousands of federal workers.
Just hours before the scheduled voting, US President Donald Trump had reportedly supported the House’s proposal on Thursday night to continue government funding through mid-February.
Trump had tweeted: ‘‘A government shutdown will be devastating to our military... something the Dems care very little about!’’
‘‘If for any reason it shuts down, the worst thing is what happens to our military. We’re rebuilding our military. We’re making it — we’re bringing it to a level that it’s never been at. And the worst thing is for our military,’’ Trump was reported to remark to reporters at the Pentagon on Jan 18.
According to official reports, the government shutdown will mean that many departments and offices, like the Department of the Treasury, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Library of Congress, will be closed.
House members reportedly were preparing to be on recess next week, but many of them refused to go home until the resolution was known to them.
"I'm not going home if the government shuts down," Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson was reported to state.
President Trump was scheduled to leave for Mar-a-Lagoa a few hours before the government might shut down, reports said. But he postponed his trip and was siad that he would wait to see the end results.
Images: Donald Trump:Facebook
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