US Senate approves bipartisan agreement that prevents closure of the Government

posted on: Dec 17 2011 15:6 by RDugey. Viewed 34 times.


United States Senate today approved a bipartisan bill worth a trillion dollars to prevent the closure of the federal Government for lack of funds, after a prolonged fight between Democrats and Republicans.

With 67 votes in favour and 32 against, senators approved today the principle of agreement reached on the night of Thursday to finance most of the agencies of the federal bureaucracy in remainder of fiscal year 2012 (which covers from the beginning of October to the end of September) and whose funds are sold-out last midnight.

The draft budget law reduces the budgets for the majority of federal agencies, with the exception of the Pentagon.

The budget agreement was possible only after the Republicans withdraw his demand to reverse the easing of travel and remittance of the Cuban island, ordered by President Barack Obama at the beginning of this year.

The Democrats u000aalso ceded to new standards for the manufacture of light bulbs more efficient.

The green light from the Senate budget joins the adoption of the minimum agreement to extend the cuts to wage deductions for two months, that their end of year.

Far, pending approval of the House the next week, contains a provision that Republicans require White House approval of the construction of a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, which promises to thousands of jobs work.

Obama has objected repeatedly to tax cuts are conditioned to the rapid adoption of the Keystone XL between Canada and Texas pipeline project, the project's environmental impact should be checked.

The American representative announced recently that it pospondría its final decision on the pipeline, which would create thousands of jobs during construction, u000auntil after the elections of November 2012.