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Without an agreement between Republicans and Democrats, all public services would be paralyzed in the United States. One year before the presidential election, the stakes of this standoff are also political, but the consequences could be very serious for the Americans.
Will the United States avoid the “shutdown“, after the dramatic event that occurred on Saturday, September 30? The paralysis of public services may not take place, after the House of Representatives, under Republican control, adopted an emergency financing measure. The text must now be adopted in the Senate. For several months, Republicans and Democrats have failed to find an agreement on the budget.
1.5 million civil servants potentially deprived of salary
An eminently political standoff, while the American presidential election will be held in a year. Donald Trump, who could run again, calls on his supporters to paralyze the federal state. “The Democrats want to destroy the country, but they will have to make concessions“, he declared. A posture that those concerned denounce. Without an agreement, public services, museums and national parks will be closed, and 1.5 million civil servants will find themselves unemployed and will be deprived of wages.