Shutdown risk looms as U.S. Congress faces spending, impeachment brawl
2023-09-12 22:00:50 source：CGTN
September 12, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives returns this week for an expected political brawl over spending cuts and impeachment that could paralyze the Republican-controlled chamber, as Congress struggles to avoid a government shutdown.
The House and the Democratic-controlled Senate are due to be in session for about 12 days before funding expires on September 30, leaving little time to agree on a package of 12 appropriations bills that can pass each chamber and win U.S. Democratic President Joe Biden's signature.
The main bone of contention among House Republicans is a demand by roughly three-dozen members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus to cut spending for fiscal 2024 to $1.47 trillion, about $120 billion less than Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed in May.
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