More than four years have passed, is the relationship between the US government and the government tense?

The deadlock between the two democratic parties in the United States on the issue of "delaying the repatriation of children arriving in the United States" is an important reason for the "closure" of the federal government. The picture shows 65438+ 10 16, when people protested in front of the parliament building and supported immigrant groups.

Because the US Senate failed to pass the provisional appropriation bill of the federal government, the non-core departments of the US federal government were forced to "close the door" at 0: 00 local time on June 20, 65438. This is the second time that the US federal government has "closed its doors" since June 20 13. On the first anniversary of President Trump's administration, Washington once again shocked the world in this way. The division of elite political circles in Washington has intensified, and the governance capacity of the federal government has declined. The political recession in Washington has once again attracted widespread attention.

The closure of federal government agencies costs about $6.5 billion a day.

On the evening of 65438+ 10/9, the US Senate failed to pass a provisional appropriation bill of the federal government by 50 votes in favor and 49 votes against, and most agencies of the federal government were temporarily closed from 00: 00 on October 20, 65438.

The US federal budget for 20 16-20 17 expired in June last year. The two parties failed to reach an agreement on the budget for the new fiscal year and only agreed to raise the debt ceiling for three months. After that, Congress passed the provisional appropriation bill several times to keep the federal government running, and the last day of the short-term budget was 19.

* * * The House of Representatives of the United States Congress, controlled by the Republican Party, passed a four-week provisional appropriation bill on 18 to keep the federal government running until 16 February. But 19 night, this bill was not passed in the Senate, which is also controlled by the party. Earlier, Senate Democratic leader Schumer went to the White House for closed-door talks with Trump. According to Schumer, the two "discussed the main issues and made some progress, but there are still many differences". In the early morning of the 20th, the Senate decided to meet again at noon with a view to reopening government departments.

Appropriation has once again become a tool for political wrestling between the two parties in the United States. This time, the Democratic Party opposed the provisional appropriation bill, and even let the federal government agencies "close the door", mainly because it hoped to bind the legislation to protect the "deferred repatriation of children arriving in the United States" with the government appropriation bill, while * * * and the party were tough and thought that the two should be negotiated separately, and Trump kept releasing "harsh words" on the immigration issue.

The plan of "Deferred Repatriation of Children Arriving in the United States" was signed by former US President Barack Obama in 20 12, which stipulated that underage illegal immigrants brought into the United States by their parents could be exempted from repatriation and allowed to work legally in the United States. In September last year, Trump abolished the plan and asked Congress to formulate an alternative policy within six months. In order to avoid confrontation with hard-line members of the party on the issue of immigration, the Congress and the party leadership have been dragging their feet on this issue, resulting in insufficient coordination time within the party.

According to statistics, since 1977, federal government departments have been partially closed for nearly 20 times due to budget problems, ranging from 1 day to several weeks. The last time was from 20 13, 10/0 to 17 June. About 800,000 employees were forced to take vacations, and 6.5438+0.3 million employees entered unpaid jobs until the two parties agreed to raise the US government debt ceiling and passed a new appropriation bill.

According to American media analysis, the closure of federal government agencies will have a wide impact on society and economy, with a daily loss of about 6.5 billion US dollars. In addition, the "closure" caused NASA to suspend some projects, and some public services in Washington, DC were also suspended. In particular, the flu has recently reached the level of "widespread spread" for the first time in the United States, which has killed 30 children. The "closure" will definitely lead to a decline in the ability of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deal with influenza.

US Secretary of Defense Matisse said in an email that the US military will continue to maintain its daily operations around the world, and active troops should stick to their posts to minimize the negative impact of government shutdown on combat readiness.

It's not "Trump shuts down", it's not "Schumer closes down", it's "America closes down"

The farce of the government's "closing the door" is an inevitable outcome for many analysts. The democratic parties in the United States have been fighting each other on immigration, medical insurance, environmental protection and other issues, and the political atmosphere in Washington is tense. Coupled with the frequent bundling of other issues, the pressure on the appropriation bill is increasing, and the federal government is on the verge of "closing the door" many times. The American media seems to have prepared for the countdown of the federal government's "closing the door" in advance.

The question is, who is to blame for the federal government's "closing"?

The two sides blamed each other. Trump said that the federal government's "closing the door" is "Schumer's closing the door", and Schumer, the leader of the Senate Democratic Party, should bear the main responsibility. Some Republicans also believe that the "deferred repatriation of children arriving in the United States" plan is not an urgent issue, and Congress still has time to discuss it again. Democrats deliberately shut down the federal government.

Schumer retorted that this "closing the door" is "Trump closing the door" and the White House should be responsible for it. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley said in an interview with the media that at present, both houses of Congress are dominated by Republicans and the president is a Republican, so the federal government is "closed" and the fault lies with the Republican Party.

There is also public opinion that Trump, as president and party leader, did not play a leading role, nor did he deliver a national televised speech or win the support of the Democratic Party at the critical moment of the negotiations, or even won the knowledge within the party, reflecting that the rift between the non-established faction headed by Trump and the mainstream faction within the party is still difficult to bridge.

One day, in order to put pressure on Trump, the two parties fought fiercely.

In recent years, there have been frequent political deadlocks in the United States, and now there is a farce of "closing the door" of the government. Samuel Li Xite, director of the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mei Sen University in the United States, believes that the rising hostility in Congress and the unprecedented tension between the government and the legislature are closely related to the political polarization in the United States and the decline in the governance capacity at the federal level. If these are not changed, the government's "closed door" dilemma will reappear.