First, Donald Trump threatened with a veto, but now US president has signed budget law adopted by Congress. A renewed standstill of government apparatus has thus been averted: with signature, law came into force, orwise it would have come again to a budget lock at night for Saturday.
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Trump criticized overall budget with an amount of 1.3 trillion dollars as far too high. Neverless, with regard to country’s defence capability, he had no alternative but to sign law, president said. With this budget, military neglected by predecessor governments will be able to guarantee security of United States again.
In morning, Trump utterly surprisingly vetoed budget law passed by Parliament. One of reasons he argued was that “much needed” border wall to Mexico could not be fully financed. The statement had caused fears that a shutdown could occur again, i.e. a temporary forced stop of administration for lack of money.
Later, Trump told journalists that enormous improvement in defense spending had retuned him. At same time, however, he threatened to sign a law like this he will not once again: it is so extensive that no one can read it completely. The Republicans had also made too many concessions to Democrats, he criticized. He called for changes in budgetary procedure.
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The new budget had been disputed in Congress for months, and agreement was overdue since beginning of October. On Friday night, Senate and House of Representatives had agreed on law. While Trump’s Republicans have majority in both chambers, some Republicans have refused approval, partly because of widening of government deficit that budget will cause.
The budget is to secure financing of federal government by end of September. It foresees major increases in defence and also more resources for border security. In addition to additional expenditure, tax cuts that have been decided are breaking a big hole: deficit will probably exceed 800 billion dollars this year.
Conservative Republicans fear that minus affects chances of ir party’s re-election members in November. Thus, Republican Senator Rand Paul criticized spending policy, which he thought was rampant, and spoke of a “monster law”. In Senate, law neverless went through with 65 to 32 votes, and in House of Representatives vote ended 256 to 167.
No solution for Immigration program
Trump, however, was unable to enforce his maximum claim to receive 25 billion dollars to build wall on border with Mexico promised during campaign. The president wants to prevent illegal immigration with project. While law provides for funds for border management, it only includes funds for maintenance and repairs, as well as for drones, fences and “planning”.
The president had also criticized budget because re is no solution to DACA programme. The program offers protection against deportation to immigrants who came to US illegally as a child. You get a social security number and you’re allowed to work. Trump had finished program last September and gave Congress until March 5 to find a new settlement. However, several attempts at Congress failed. The debate on this also affected negotiations on budget.
Trump accused Democrats of abandoning young immigrants. In fact, he had not shown any willingness to compromise on subject. He made a solution for Daca on conditions. He agreed that 1.8 million illegal immigrants should be given chance of naturalization. He demanded, however, in return 25 billion dollars for a wall at border with Mexico, a limitation of family recollection for immigrants as well as an end to so-called Green card Lottery, which people from different countries have a chance of working and Residence permit in United States. On last two points, Democrats, but also some Republicans, did not want to get in.
