مجلس النواب الامريكي يوافق على مشروع قانون زيادة سقف الدين

U.S. House Approves Debt Ceiling Bill

مشاهير123- وافق مجلس النواب الامريكي يوم الاثنين على مشروع قانون لزيادة سقف الدين الحكومي وأرسله الي مجلس الشيوخ.

وجاءت موافقة مجلس النواب على المشروع بأغلبية 269 ضد 161 صوتا.

ومن المتوقع أن يقترع مجلس الشيوخ على المشروع يوم الثلاثاء وهو اليوم الذي قالت وزارة الخزانة الامريكية انه لن يكون بمقدورها اقتراض المزيد من الاموال لدفع جميع فواتير البلاد.

US House Votes 269-161 To Pass Debt Ceiling Increase

English: Machahir123-- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan bill to avert a massive debt default and reduce trillions in government spending, paving way for the austerity measure to face a Senate vote.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 was passed by the House of Representatives by 269-161, a day after leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties and the White House reached an agreement. The voting in the House was marked by the dramatic appearance of Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in January.

Ms. Giffords voted yes for the bill, receiving a standing ovation from her colleagues in the House.

The bill is scheduled to be voted by the Senate tomorrow.

Once passed by the Senate, it would go to the White House for U.S. President Barack Obama to sign into law, which would prevent the government from defaulting on its debt.

The measure seeks to raise the debt ceiling from $ 14.3 trillion and cut deficit by $ 2.4 trillion over 10 years.

Following the vote, the House of Representatives went into the long summer recess and is slated to resume again in the first week of September.