Earlier on Tuesday, US lawmakers passed a $1.7 trillion budget bill that Congress hopes to pass in the coming days to prevent federal government services from “shutting down” or shutting down.
The Senate and House Appropriations Committees have released the text of the initiative, which covers federal government spending through the end of fiscal 2023.
The bill includes $858 billion in defense funds and $44.9 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.
It also provides $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs, including $118.7 billion for medical assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and $40.6 billion for aid to American communities affected by recent natural disasters such as hurricanes. . flood.
“The pain of inflation in American families is real and is being felt throughout the federal government right now,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said in a statement.
“From financing food and housing aid programs, to energy costs in the home, and access to college, our bicameral and bipartisan appropriations bill is direct investment to ease the inflation burden on the American people,” he added.
Last week, Congress passed a short-term budget bill to avoid shutdowns of the federal services and to give Democrats and Republicans some more time to reach a deal before the December 23 deadline.
source: Noticias
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