The U.S. Senate on Monday vetoed a temporary funding bill passed by the House of Representatives, raising the risk of some federal government agencies being "stopped" due to funds exhaustion.
Earlier, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a seven-week provisional funding bill that would provide funding to the government until November 21 to avoid an imminent government shutdown.
Democrats have criticized the Republican proposed temporary funding bill for ignoring healthcare priorities, while Republicans have argued the bill could take time for further negotiations. U.S. federal government funds will run out at midnight on September 30th, and if the two parties do not reach agreement at the time, some government agencies will face a "stop".
U.S. federal government operating funds should have come from annual budget allocations. Congress and two parties should usually pass a new annual allocation bill before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.But because of the intense struggle between the two parties in recent years and often failing to reach a timely agreement, Congress has tried to pass a temporary allocation bill to temporarily keep the federal government operating.
U.S. House of Representatives passes temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdowns