Why did the US government enter the 72-hour countdown?

On February 20, 65438, the US Congress voted on February 7 to provide the government with a short-term budget to ensure that the federal government's funds can be maintained until February 22, 65438, temporarily alleviating the crisis of government shutdown. With only 72 hours to go before the deadline of 22nd, * * * and the Democratic Party have differences in their own strategies, and at the same time they are under great pressure from the most loyal voters of both parties.

According to reports, the US Congress and party assistants said that it is expected that * * * and party members will postpone voting on a temporary spending bill. Due to the fierce controversy within the party on Tuesday night (19), the debate among lawmakers on how to avoid the shutdown of the US government due to the expiration of funding this weekend has further escalated.

According to the report, it was originally expected that the House of Representatives would take the first step on the 20th to vote on a provisional expenditure bill, which would extend the military appropriation until the end of September next year, but the appropriation for other US government departments would only be extended to 1 next year.

However, on Tuesday night (19), * * * and party assistants said that * * and party leaders were not expected to introduce the above-mentioned bill on Wednesday (20th) because they obviously lacked enough votes to pass it. It is unclear what kind of spending bill will be proposed by the House of Representatives on Thursday (2 1), when the risk of government shutdown faced by Congress will further increase.

As the deadline approaches, many thorny issues, such as the fate of young immigrants without legal status, may be pushed to 1 next year.

According to overseas network reports, in September this year, the US Congress passed the provisional government appropriation bill, but the bill expired at midnight on February 8 this year. However, the latest provisional appropriation bill has not changed any policies and expenditures, but only extended the current government fiscal expenditure plan to 65438+February 22. If Congress fails to enact the spending bill for the period ending September 30 next year before February 22, 65438, Congress may be forced to pass another short-term appropriation bill to gain enough time.