A bill has been approved in the United States Senate that could end, after several other legislative measures, the end of elections closing and the resumption of government activities and spending, stalled because Republicans (in government) and Democrats could not agree on a budget bill. That closing (i.e. “shutdown” or “shutdown”) that took place began on October 1 and was the longest in American history. During this period, federal employees were left without pay, thousands of flights were cancelled, and there were also many problems in the distribution of food subsidies used by millions of citizens.
The proposal must be approved with a qualified majority of 60 senators out of 100: it has now been achieved thanks to the votes of seven centrist Democratic senators and one independent senator (Republicans have 53 senators, but one voted against). To be able to implement the law, they need other votes, including in the House of Representatives: they only need a simple majority, and therefore it will be easier to succeed.
The approved proposal provides for the allocation of funds to finance all administrative activities until January 30, and until September 30 for the Defense and Agriculture departments (which also includes food subsidies). In return, Democratic senators obtained limited concessions from the Republican majority regarding the possibility of expanding some form of bargaining between states and insurance companies over health insurance prices. However, they did not get concessions regarding the main demand of the Democratic Party leadership, namely regarding the extension of a number of medical subsidies.
