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# Congress Avoided a Government Shutdown—What Happens Next?

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_Published 2023-10-02. U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort._


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## Transcript

Last night, Congress passed a spending Bill to keep the government open. That's good news for American people because the government will not shut down. And needless crisis, will have been a virgin saving millions, millions of Americans needless pain, a few months ago. After a long negotiation between myself and Republican Speaker of the House Representative, we can do agree on a budget agreement, precisely to avoid a manufactured crisis that we just witnessed, but the last few days and weeks extreme, Mega Republicans tried to walk away from that deal. Voting for deep drastic spending cuts from 30 to 80%.

That would have been devastated for millions of Americans. They failed. Again, they held again and we stop them. But I'm under no illusions that they'll be back again. You know where I come from, when you make a deal, you give your word. You keep it. Give your word. If I'm going to do what I said I'm going to do and you do it. You keep it. You keep your word and I expect a republican speaking republicans in Congress to honor their word. All of the speaker and overwhelming majority of the Congress have steadfastly supported Ukraine to defend itself against the aggression of brutality of the Russians attack on women and children.

In addition to the military in Ukraine, there's no Ukraine funny this agreement despite that I did not believe we could let millions of Americans go through the pain of a government shutdown, but let's be clear. I hope my friends the other side. Keep their word about support Ukraine. They said they're going to support Ukraine in the separate vote. We cannot under any circumstances, I fully expect the speaker to keep his commitment to secure, a passage and support needed. Help Ukraine, as they defend themselves against aggression and brutality. And now this fall the Maggie extremist wants it, I brought us to the brink this time to a government shutdown and going back on the deal, they made months ago, not keeping their word.

Enough is enough is enough, this is not that complicated. The brinkmanship has to end I don't have a vote on that matter, I'll leave that to the leadership of the House and Senate allies and ski on continued funding for Ukraine. How can you reassure them? I can reassure them. Look at me, we're going to get it done. I can't believe those who voted for supporting Ukraine overwhelming majority in the House and Senate Democrats and Republicans will for Pure political reasons. Let more people die needlessly Ukraine.

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