Against a backdrop of democratic dissensions | Budgetary paralysis is coming to an end

(Washington) The American House of Representatives must vote on Wednesday to lift the budgetary paralysis, a “very big victory” said Donald Trump, while anger is growing on the Democratic side over the senators from their camp who have made an agreement with the Republicans.

After more than 40 days of impasse, the Senate on Monday adopted a bill that extends the current budget until the end of January. The House is due to debate it starting Wednesday, with a vote expected potentially in the evening.

All that would then remain is the presidential signature to lift the shutdown.

“Our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end,” said the Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, on Monday.

During a speech at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, Veterans Day, Donald Trump welcomed this progress.

“Congratulations to you and John and everyone on a very big victory,” declared the American president to Mike Johnson, present in the audience, and in reference to John Thune, leader of the Republican majority in the Senate.

“We are reopening our country, it should never have been closed,” he added.

Due to the rules in force in the Senate, several Democratic votes were necessary to adopt a budget, even if the Republicans have the majority.

Ultimately, eight opposition senators voted in favor, after behind-the-scenes negotiations.

These elected officials, known for the most part as centrists, obtained the cancellation of the dismissal of thousands of federal civil servants by the Trump administration since the start of the paralysis.

“Surrender”

But the eight senators have attracted the wrath of many members of their own camp, who denounce meager concessions and empty promises from the Republicans.

California Governor Gavin Newsom lamented on X on Sunday a “surrender” and “betrayal” to working America.

Their ire is directed primarily at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

If he voted no on Sunday evening, he is suspected by many elected officials and Democratic supporters of having pushed behind the scenes for these moderate elected officials to reach an agreement with the Republicans.

The leader of the Democratic minority in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, urged Republicans to keep their commitment to soon organize a vote in Congress to extend certain subsidies for “Obamacare”, the main public health insurance program for low-income Americans.

“Now we’re going to have to see action, or whether it was just words,” Hakeem Jeffries said on CNN.

The question of these subsidies is at the heart of the dispute between Republicans and Democrats which led to the shutdown.

Without an extension, health insurance costs are expected to more than double in 2026 for 24 million Americans who use Obamacare, according to KFF, a think tank specializing in health issues.

Since 1^er October, more than a million civil servants are not paid, the payment of certain aid is seriously disrupted, as is air traffic.

Due to shortages of air traffic controllers, with some choosing to call in sick rather than work without pay, tens of thousands of flights have been canceled in recent days in the United States.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a new warning Tuesday: If the House of Representatives does not quickly adopt the new budget text, further repercussions can be expected at airports.

“I think you will have companies that will seriously consider whether they should continue to fly, period,” he said at a news conference at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.