Beijing morning news on August 2nd, Monday, Eastern time on August 1st evening, the United States House of Representatives, with 269 votes in favor and 161 votes against finally passed a bipartisan congressional leaders yesterday to reach a debt ceiling deal, the agreement will increase the amount of government debt ceiling of $2.1, the United States to eliminate the risk of default.
Obama said in a speech Sunday night, the first part of this agreement to cut $1 of spending in ten years, the second part is to set up a bipartisan committee in Congress, responsible for further deficit reduction proposal in November this year, and the debt ceiling raised at least $2.1, scale protocol second part plan to reduce the deficit of about $1.5.
According to the plan, the United States Senate will vote on the plan on Tuesday, if passed the bill into the legislative implementation stage.
The United States President Barack Obama earlier announced, if the scheme in both houses, so will sign the bill. The United States Treasury Department said earlier, if the United States government cannot limit the issuance of debt adjusted before this Tuesday, so the United States of America will default.
Analysts generally believe that, although the scheme through is not entirely without variables, but the United States short-term inside can avoid debt default has become a reality.
The United States Senate majority leader Reed in the Monday express external, to be able to pass this to reduce the budget deficit and raise the debt limit scheme was very confident, but he also prudent said, it needs to get the support from Democrats and republicans.
In a meeting with the other party, Reed when accepting media to interview, the current members of the Senate of the scheme for and against. When asked about the number of votes, Reed said: "I can't give the victory."
The United States vice president John - Biden said, very confident the program can.
Senior White House adviser Proffi (David Plouffe) said, he believed that both the newly agreed to raise the nation's debt ceiling will end on Monday before the parliament, and then will be submitted to the United States President Barack Obama signed into law
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