China News Service, September 30. According to a report from the Chinese website of the United States, on the afternoon of the 29th local time, the US Senate passed a short-term government spending bill by a vote of 72 to 25, with all opposition votes from Republicans.

The bill will next be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Once approved and signed into effect by President Biden, the federal government will avoid an embarrassing "shutdown" after the 30th.

  According to the report, this "stoppable" bill has undergone a long bipartisan tug of war.

Manchin, a conservative Democrat, opted to withdraw energy reforms originally packaged in the spending bill almost at the "last minute" due to opposition from many parties, which also allowed the streamlined bill to finally pass the Senate.

  The bill approved by the Senate will temporarily allow the federal government to maintain current spending levels until Dec. 16 so that lawmakers can have enough time after the midterm elections to reach a final agreement on the overall budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

The legislation also includes continuing to provide Ukraine with more than $12 billion in security and financial assistance, as well as aid funds for major natural disasters.

  In addition, the legislation includes an additional $1 billion in support for a program to help heat low-income households; diverting $3 billion from a Pentagon aid program for State Department operations to resettle Afghan refugees; reauthorizing U.S. food and drugs FDA (FDA) user fee agreement for 5 years to ensure the agency continues to conduct safety reviews of critical products, among other things.

  But it’s worth noting that the bill doesn’t include the additional billions of dollars in funding the White House had previously requested for the coronavirus and monkeypox.

The Biden administration has repeatedly emphasized that the funds will be used to accelerate the development of new vaccines and treatments and prepare for future new mutated viruses, but Republicans believe the spending is "unnecessary."

  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the same day that the bill extended the federal government's spending plan by more than two months, which would give senators from both parties a plan for the fiscal 2023 budget before the new Congress takes office in January. the last chance to negotiate the case.

"I hope this will be the last stopgap that will allow us to complete a consolidated budget in December," he stressed.