A budget standoff in the Republican-led House of Representatives, which the White House blames on far-right Republican lawmakers, is pushing the government to the brink of a shutdown
The White House warned on Thursday a partial shutdown of the federal government that could occur this weekend would delay nearly 2,000 long-term disaster recovery projects.
A budget standoff in the Republican-led House of Representatives, which the White House blames on far-right Republican lawmakers, is pushing the government to theThe White House on Monday had warned a shutdown would result in a rapid loss of food benefits for nearly 7 million low-income women and children.
In a statement on Thursday, the White House said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, already under strain by multiple natural disasters, would result in a delay of nearly 2,000 long-term recovery projects in communities across the country. It cited a variety of rebuilding projects that would face delays, including the Wilson County School in Tennessee, a senior citizens centre in New Jersey and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of projects from 2022 Hurricane Ian in Florida.
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