The United States is bracing for possible budget paralysis

US civil servants, who will be temporarily laid off or forced to work without pay, received official notifications on Thursday, September 28, about the federal state budget paralysis, which will begin on Sunday if elected representatives in Congress fail to solve the problem. He hears.

Federal administration and army personnel have been preparing for this “closure” for several days. But as the deadline approaches, and as Democrats and Republicans appear deadlocked, it seems more and more inevitable. Ministries and public services put themselves on alert and informed their employees of the consequences to expect. “Pre-appointed and notified staff will be furloughed, meaning they will not be allowed to work or use the Ministry’s resources.”The Ministry of Health warned in an email sent Thursday to employees and read by Agence France-Presse. They will then have to wait until the “lockdown” ends to receive their retroactive salaries.

The longest period of budget paralysis in the United States lasted 35 days in December 2018 and January 2019. Services deemed “essential” will be maintained. The only solution to avoid a brutal cut on Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 a.m. is to reach a last-minute agreement between Democrats and Republicans. In the Senate, a compromise was reached on a short-term budget proposal that would provide a few extra weeks for approval. It has the support of the vast majority of elected officials. But the situation is at a standstill in the House of Representatives. A handful of Republican elected officials who are Trump supporters refuse to vote on any text that includes financial aid to Ukraine.

Ministries operate in slow motion

The White House continues to condemn those elected officials who obstruct any agreement, just over a year before the presidential election. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer attacked the Republican leader in the House of Representatives. He added: “Dozens of extremists (…) have greater influence (Kevin) McCarthy outperforms the majority of his party and the vast majority of members of the House of Representatives he leads.He denounced.

With a large proportion of civil servants suffering from technical unemployment, the ministries will work slowly until the same budget text is approved by both chambers of Congress. The Ministry of Health sees “Staff reduction in almost all departments during this period”Details of email received by employees. “Many of our core programs and activities will continue but with reduced staff numbers.”has been explained further.

In the case of paralysis that lasts only a few days, “Our soldiers will have to continue working, but they will do so without pay, (…) and thousands of their civilian colleagues will be out of work.”Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said. “Lockdown is the worst situation”She added, “So we continue to call on Congress to do its job and fund the government.”

Air traffic was disrupted

The paralysis will have very serious consequences in many areas, from food aid that could be reduced to national parks that will no longer be preserved. The Treasury Department said calls to tax centers would not be returned. This would also likely seriously disrupt air traffic, as air traffic controllers and officials from the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) would be affected. Regarding transportation, the “lockdown” can have consequences ‘Annoying and dangerous’US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned on Wednesday.

The International Monetary Fund spokeswoman indicated, in an interview on Thursday morning during a press conference, that she believes this is… “As an avoidable risk to the US economy.”. “We encourage the parties to come together to reach consensus on ways to fund the U.S. government.”Julie Cusack added.