US President Joe Biden signed the adopted text into law on Saturday in extremis in the night by Congress which avoids a budgetary paralysis of the federal state just before Christmas, announced the White House. The text provides $100 billion in aid for American regions recently devastated by natural disasters.
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Passed by Congress, signed by Joe Biden. The United States came very close to budgetary paralysis, but it’s done. The text promulgated by American President Joe Biden guarantees the proper functioning of the federal state and the payment of civil servants who will not be deprived of salaries for the end-of-year holidays. And it also provides a check for 100 billion dollars in aid for the regions affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton at the beginning of the fall.
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This envelope will be distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Through this organization, the American government reimburses the federal states and local authorities who broke the bank after the devastating passage of the two hurricanes. It was necessary to clear the debris, mobilize heavy equipment, and pay overtime to firefighters and police officers. All these bills are going to be paid.
The text also includes direct aid for affected populations. Up to $42,000 per household for the reconstruction of destroyed buildings.
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The text also provides for rebuilding bridges and roads. He is bailing out NASA, the American space agency, so that it can repair its damaged equipment. And it frees up funds for the purchase of a new aircraft specialized in detecting cyclonic phenomena.
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