社评1214 国会正在努力避免政府停摆

国会正在努力避免政府停摆

美国国会参眾议院正在準备把审查政府预算之时延长一星期 ，以避免延误了政府总预算案之审查导至联邦政府停摆。

原来的预算应该在本週五午夜前要通过， 但是由于时间来不及而延长到十二月二十三日， 以便有更多时间两党进行协商。

两党对於未来预算有很大分歧 ，共和党认為要确保八千五百八十亿的国防预算 ，而他们觉得对社会及一般支出过愈龎大。

事实上，美国政府近年来之预算是寅吃卯粮，在度日 政府之赤字不断扩大， 这一年来给予乌克兰之经济及军事援助还在继续扩大之中。

传统而言， 民主党是主张大政府， 补助弱势 增加福利， 并且採敢刼富济贫之社会政策 ，正如加州政府因政府支出不断增加 造成企业出走， 反观德州在共和党之执政下， 州政府每年尚有盈餘。

今天我们必须正视政府之财政问题， 许多不必要之支出必须删除 ，唯有良好之预算，才是增强国力之道。

Congress Works On The Budget To Avoid Shutdown

Lawmakers in Washington are working to pass a government resolution for funding for one week as negotiations continue to focus on a longer term spending bill. Congress faces a midnight Friday deadline to pass a spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown.

Included in the new budget will be billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine.

The two parties still have different views on how to spend and allocate funds for non-defense in the next fiscal year.

Today we must face up to the government’s financial problems. Many unnecessary expenditures must be detected.

Traditionally speaking, the Democratic Party advocates that bigger government subsidizes the poor with welfare, just as the state of California does. Due to government spending, many companies are moving out. In the meantime, the State of Texas still has a fiscal surplus under the Republican government.