US President Joe Biden said that all citizens of the country will be forced to pay if members of the Republican Party allow the federal government to shut down.
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“Just a few months ago, after lengthy negotiations between me and the Speaker (of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy), a level of government spending was agreed upon that would support the country’s domestic policy and national security priorities while at the same time reducing the deficit by $1 trillion within next decade. Now a small group of radical Republicans does not want to comply with the terms of the agreement, and everyone in America will be forced to pay for it,” Biden said at a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, broadcast on the White House Youtube channel.
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The US President noted that the government shutdown will affect everything from food security to cancer research.
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“It’s time for Republicans to do the job they were elected to do in America,” Biden added.
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The inclusion of funds intended for Ukraine in the country’s defense budget causes sharp opposition from a number of members of the House of Representatives of Congress and becomes a stumbling block for its adoption. Thus, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said earlier this week that she would vote against passing a short-term or full-fledged budget as long as it included appropriations for Ukraine. Congress, in order to avoid another shutdown, must adopt a full or short-term budget for the country before the end of the current fiscal year, which expires on October 1.
