U.S. administration on the brink of partial disruption

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9/30/2013 7:51:05 AM

What remains to members of the U.S. Congress one day to spare the first administration since the 17-day disabled but he seems unlikely to reach a settlement as it does not show any intention Monday the Republican and Democratic parties to make concessions.

Taking remakes his Senate at 18:00 GMT, is expected to reject the draft budget passed by the House of Representatives Saturday night, which will bring the negotiations to check first before less than ten hours at the start of the fiscal year 2014.

Without the allocation of new money, the federal agencies may declare holiday unpaid for more than 800 thousand employees are considered non-essential to reduce many workers to the minimum bio, which he described as President Barack Obama in his weekly Saturday as "hurting the self."

It is still possible to reach a settlement on Monday evening during the final hours prior to maturity at 23.59 (3.59 GMT Tuesday) is that many people do not believe in such a possibility.

Said Democratic Senator Richard Durbin Sunday, told CBS, "We know what will happen. Senate will convene again (Monday) will be refused the position of the House of Representatives once again .. and we will find ourselves in front of the possibility to stop the work of the government at midnight on Monday or Tuesday morning."

The House of Representatives approved a draft budget for two and a half months to give Congress time limit until 15 December / December to discuss the budget for the rest of the year 2014. But under pressure from the Tea Party movement ultra-conservative has added two amendments to the text, the first is to postpone entry incision coaxial of law reform health insurance, signed by Barack Obama for a year to be operational in 2015 instead of 2014, and the second to abolish the tax on medical devices introduced by this law .

He said Democrats in the Senate these amendments as a provocation, refusing to touch in one of the major reforms of the Obama's first term.

And a similar confrontation took place in April 2011 did not receive the settlement until an hour before the maturity and through financing agreement for up to seven days.

Faced with the prospect Federal paralysis of the device for the first time since 1996, both camps sought Sunday to anticipate it and win precaution in the battle gain public support.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul CBS "The president is the one who said it would close the Fed if it does not نعطه everything demanded by the + Obamacair +", a title given to the reform of Obama's health system, adding, "This proves my opinion that President rigid and refuses any settlement. "

For his part, said Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York, "The tightrope strategy pursued by the Speaker of the House (John) باينر does not aim to avoid disabling the federal state, but is merely an excuse to blame others, and this will not succeed."

However, one of the Republican leaders in the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy hinted Sunday that Republicans are preparing a new rescue plan.

He told Fox News Sunday, "I think that the Council will be held once again and will send a new text to avoid disabling government federal and state funding, there will be some additional options studied in the Senate," without disclosing any details about the strategy of the Republic.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange recorded Monday in mid-session, fell sharply by 1.72% as a result of concerns about the impasse reached on the budget negotiations in the United States.

As oil prices fell on Monday morning in Asia on the back of the same concerns and declining price of a barrel of light sweet crude oil "to White Sweet كرود" delivery in November of $ 1.16 to $ 101.71 in decline in the price of a barrel of Brent North Sea oil delivery in November 82 cents to $ 107.81.