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美國參眾兩院就預算爭議達成共識

2013年10月17日
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(2nd L table, L - R) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, present the administration's case for U.S. military action against Syria to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington September 3, 2013. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged quick congressional action authorizing the use of military force against Syria and won the support of leaders from both parties in the House of Representatives for limited strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's forces. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)
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當地時間周三(10月17日),在債務上限即將到期、華盛頓政府面臨失去支付能力的最後一刻,美國國會參議院和眾議院均以絕對多數通過財政預算妥協方案。歐巴馬總統在眾議院通過法案之後兩個小時立即將之簽署生效。根據兩黨達成的協議,債務上限將延長到2014年2月7日,以便至少保證美國政府在此之前的支付能力。另外一筆過渡性財政預算將保證已經癱瘓兩個多星期的公共機構開始重新營運。