US GOVERNMENT SHUT FOR LACK OF AGREEMENT

The upper house of Congress sought to avoid a paralysis of the federal State for lack of funding with the approval of a bill negotiated between Republicans and Democrats. Sen. Rand Paul is delaying the Senate vote. 

22:34 AFP AND AP 

Closing the US government for lack of funding was secured, after the Senate suspend the discussion of a budget agreement and postponed the session until after midnight, when current funding expires. Sen. 

Rand Paul sparked the closure after blocking repeated attempts by the leaders of his party to expedite a vote on the draft temporary funding bill, which is linked to a huge bipartisan budget agreement. 

Paul protests that the project would bring back trillion dollar deficits. 

The upper house of Congress sought on Thursday to avoid a paralysis of the federal State for lack of funding with the approval of a bill negotiated between Republicans and Democrats, but faced opposition from conservative Sen. 

Rand Paul to a quick vote, it was decided to postpone the meeting until 00h01 (05H01 GMT Friday). Without the approval of the spending will occur "shutdown" (closing) government, which no longer have money and will have tolicense hundreds of thousands of officials.

 This has already happened between 20 and 23 January, misting the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Donald Trump. 

This new closure could last long, since it is expected that the Senate will schedule a vote on the measure at 01H00 (06H00 GMT) that, if approved, will go to the House of Representatives and then be sent to thepresident for signature early Friday .  

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