China News Agency, Washington, September 30 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The U.S. House of Representatives passed an interim budget on September 30, local time, to avoid the government's "shutdown" at midnight that day.
In today's vote, 230 votes in favor and 201 against.
The voting results were basically divided by party line, with only 10 Republican members joining the Democratic camp to vote in favor.
The interim budget will keep the government running until December 16, rather than a "shutdown" at midnight on September 30 when funds run out.
The bill had previously passed the Senate with 72 votes in favor and 25 against.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed the bill that night after a vote in the House of Representatives.
In addition to the funds to maintain the normal operation of the government, the bill also includes more than $12.3 billion in aid to Ukraine and neighboring countries, and more than $4 billion in disaster relief funds.
It is worth mentioning that the provisional budget does not include the funds requested by the Biden administration to deal with the new crown epidemic and monkeypox epidemic.
Republican lawmakers generally agree that current spending on public health is "unnecessary."
For the interim budget, Democratic lawmakers believe it includes "the most important" aid and disaster relief funds for Ukraine.
Many Republican lawmakers who voted against it said there was a lack of funding for border security.
The U.S. fiscal year 2022 ends on September 30, and the fiscal year 2023 runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023.
The two parties still need to negotiate a full-year budget for the new fiscal year before funding for the interim budget runs out on Dec. 16.
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