Based on the expiration date of a bipartisan short-term spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress last month, the federal ** may face a partial shutdown starting March 2.
On the 27th, Biden, Deputy Harris, and four congressional leaders held a meeting on the Emergency Security Spending Act to discuss spending related to providing additional support to Ukraine and avoiding partial shutdowns. Despite the impending crisis, the two parties continue to speak their separate minds and refuse to compromise on issues related to Ukraine and the border.
White House committee spokesman John Kirby said on the same day that the part of the meeting on supporting Ukraine was very divided. According to The Hill, the differences between the leaders of the two parties over Ukraine and border security remain severe.
On the 27th, the Pentagon urged Congress to pass the defense appropriations bill as soon as possible, and the Pentagon spokesman said that the lack of an appropriations bill seriously hinders the effective performance of the defense department's duties.
The American public is equally dissatisfied with the work of Congress. On the 27th, the results of a poll released by Gallup, an international polling agency, showed that Americans' approval of the way Congress handles work has fallen to its lowest point since 2015. According to the survey, only 12 percent of the 1,016 U.S. adults surveyed agreed with the way Congress handled work, 83 percent said they disapproved of the way Congress handled work, and another 5 percent said they had no problem with the issue.
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