Representatives of the opposing parties in the US Congress were able to come to an agreement and agree on the budget for 2024.
It has already become known how much money the congressmen allocated for defense and how much was left for other expenses.
Republicans and Democrats were able to agree on funding the US government for 2024, the agency reports.
As US President Biden said in a written statement, the budget is in the interests of the White House.
As follows from the statement, the government shutdown has been averted and the United States can now protect “important national priorities.”
Details
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, a representative of the Republican party, told journalists about the details.
In total, the 2024 budget will be $1.6 trillion, of which $886 billion is allocated for defense.
Another 704 billion is provided for other expenses.
It is clarified that if the congressmen had not been able to agree, then on January 19, 2024, the work of the government could have been suspended.
It was previously reported what Biden saw in the Ukrainian conflict.
