The American Congress adopted in extremis Thursday evening December 2 a temporary budget to avoid the paralysis of the federal services of the country.
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By 69 votes to 28, the Senate approved a finance law extending the current budget until February 18, adopted a few hours earlier in the House of Representatives.
It is now up to Democratic President Joe Biden to promulgate it before midnight Friday in order to prevent federal state funding from being suddenly cut, the famous “shutdown”.