In January 2018, the US had to face shutdown. This shutdown continued for three days and it was not possible to end the agreement between the ruling party and the opposition, due to which the shutdown continued for three days. The political polarization of the shutdown was also seen in the United States, in which major cities of America received huge protests against the policies of the Trump government.
What is shutdown?
- Shutdown is a situation where there is not enough financial arrangements to operate the daily administration.
- In order to run daily administration and provide government services in the US, the government periodically passes the funding bill.
- When this funding bill is not passed due to any impasse, almost all government work is given a rack and millions of federal employees are sent to the unpaid leave.
- It is worth mentioning that the issue of immigration has arisen between the ruling party and the opposition, due to which the funding bill could not be passed on time and the US had to face shutdown.
Shutdown solutions in America:
- Finally, after three days the shutdown was resolved and the funding bill needed to run the federal government was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- It is important that this consent was made by the Democrat Party's demand for the demands of the Democratic Party through the ruling party (Republican). The Democratic Party was demanding extensive debate on the issue of young illegal immigrants (called these Dreamers), which has been accepted by the ruling party.
Has the status of shutdown already reached in the US?
- The condition of shutdown has already been reached in the US. In October 2013, the shutdown was also in position. During this, shutdown lasted 16 days.
- Similarly, in the year 1981, 1984, 1990 and 1996, the United States faced the status of shutdown. The shutdown of the year 1996 went on for 21 days.
- The status of shutdown in January 2018 was different because it is the first time in American history that the Senate, the House of Representatives and the White House control the same party (Republican).
Conclusion:
It can be concluded that the status of American shutdown demonstrates that the policies of the current US government are being opposed. Most of the situation arose when the ruling party (Republican) is in control of both the Houses and the White House.