Today, 24 January, senior officials said that congressional leaders and President Donald trump has agreed to temporarily open the government and to continue negotiations about the fate of the boundary wall. Soon this information was confirmed by the American leader.
«I am very proud today to announce that we have reached an agreement to end the closure and reopen the Federal government,» said trump during an official address to the citizens of the United States.
According to the President, he will sign a bill ending the shutdown, which could last up to three weeks. If prior to 15 February, the Democrats and Republicans of Congress will not be able to find a compromise, it will be declared a state of emergency. In addition, some government departments will again be closed, and 800 thousand kugauda will be forced again to go on vacation or not get paid.
Trump said he believes that Democrats and Republicans will be able to solve the issue of the protection of the border. The President stressed that this is not possible without a physical barrier.
The temporary solution lawmakers have pushed what has become known about the major delays at U.S. airports, including new York LaGuardia, due to the lack of air traffic controllers who have suffered because of the shutdown. At the moment, this closure was the longest in US history and lasted 35 days.
Previously, the Democrats and the speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California) insisted that there would be no talks until the government is reopened.
The complex political situation has affected not only the airports, but gradually deteriorated in the country. According to two consultants in the House of representatives, at least 14 thousand employees of the Tax service Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not come to work this week, despite the order.
The broadcast of the press conference trump can be seen here (20:20):
