USA Avoids Federal Government Shutdown

The US Congress passed a temporary funding bill late on Saturday, September 30, avoiding a federal government shutdown that could begin on October 1, if Congress did not agree on a new budget by then.
The threat of a shutdown was raised repeatedly in recent weeks, but ultimately the Democratic wing of the Republicans and the Democrats found a compromise, having voted on the approval for funding the government until November 17, by 335 votes in favor and 91 against. Thus, millions of Americans will not go without wages (there are almost 4 million government-related workers in the USA). Support services will not be interrupted either.
The decisive factor in reaching a compromise agreement was the cancellation of new financial and military assistance in the amount of $6.2 billion promised to Ukraine.
Essentially, the bill proposed by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a buffer to allow a month and a half to reach a final budget agreement.
Thanks to this measure, federal agencies will continue to receive funds until at least mid-November: about $16 billion has been allocated for emergency response, but, as already mentioned, there will be no assistance to Ukraine that was previously announced by Biden. “Russia did the wrong thing, but we must develop a plan, a strategy in relation to helping Kiev. And the White House should share this with us,” McCarthy commented. According to White House sources cited by the Italian news agency ANSA, this measure is the best possible at the moment, since it “preserves the operation of the federal government, ensures disaster relief, and does not involve serious cuts to administrative programs.”