Reached a last minute agreement in the US Senate to avoid the so-called shutdown of federal activities. The bill, approved on the last day of the fiscal year, does not provide for the raising of the debt ceiling which the Republicans had opposed. The measure was approved with 65 votes in favor and 35 against The text will now have to pass to the Chamber, where approval appears to be taken for granted.
In the United States the infamous shutdown it stops almost a quarter of the federal agencies that deal with internal security, law enforcement and tax collection: it represents, in practice, the blockage of administrative activities, and since 1976 it has occurred 20 times. Whenever Congress, for reasons ranging from “mere” economic to political crisis, is unable to refinance the administration’s activities, there is a risk of government shutdown. It literally means “shutdown” and is the nightmare of every presidency, especially those who do not have a majority in Congress.