Biden signs $1.66 trillion bill for fiscal year 2023

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, yesterday signed the bill for a value of 1.66 trillion dollars that will finance the US government for the fiscal year 2023 that will end on September 30, the White House reported through a statement.

Biden signed the executive order, approved by Congress last week, while on vacation in Santa Cruz, California.

“Today I signed the bipartisan omnibus bill, ending a year of historic progress. It will invest in medical research, security, health care for veterans, disaster recovery, VAWA funding and obtain crucial assistance for Ukraine, ”the president celebrated through his Twitter account.

The legislation includes record $858 billion in military funding, $45 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, more aid for students with disabilities, additional funding to protect workers’ rights and more job training resources, as well as more housing. affordable for families, veterans and people fleeing domestic violence.

Aid to deal with natural disasters and emergencies amounted to 40.6 billion dollars.

The initiative, of more than 4,000 pages, was approved in the Senate by 68 votes in favor and 29 against, with the support of 18 of the 50 Republican senators. In the House of Representatives it was approved by 225 votes in favor and 201 against.

The package was approved before the “government shutdown”, where the first week of January the Republicans will take control of the Lower House, after their victory in the last legislative elections.

Likewise, Biden also highlighted that on these dates but last year the creation of 6.4 million jobs in the US economy was celebrated. However, in December of this year he celebrates the creation of 10.5 million jobs. “Our administration continues to deliver,” she wrote.

Finally, Biden thanked Rosa DeLauro, chair of the Congressional Appropriations Committee; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Senators Patrick Leahy and Richard Shelby; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; to Minority Leader Mitch McConell and “to many others for his leadership.”

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