美國國會爭分奪秒爭取通過一萬三千億美元的開支議案

U.S. congressional leaders have reached a deal on a $1.3 trillion spending Bill as a budget deadline looms.

Lawmakers now have until midnight Friday to approve it and prevent the year's third government shutdown. Passage of the massive bipartisan effort seems certain.

The bill, which will keep the government funded until the end of September, has President Donald Trump's support, the White House said in a statement released Wednesday.

The bill will give Trump a huge budget increase for the military, including a 2.4 percent pay raise for military personnel.

It also provides $1.6 billion for physical barriers and 150 kilometers of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, short of the $25 billion Trump requested for the project he repeatedly touted on the campaign trail while pledging Mexico would pick up the cost.

"Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment," Trump said on Twitter.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said there was "plenty" of compromise in the spending package and that members of his party "feel very good."

Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks said that what the president called "giveaways" were investments in initiatives for military veterans, community health centers, transportation infrastructure and national security.美國國會領導人在最後期限臨近之際，就一萬三千億美元的聯邦開支達成一致。

國會要在星期五深夜之前表決通過才能避免今年聯邦政府第三次停擺。幾乎可以肯定議案會獲得通過。

這項議案爲聯邦政府在今年9月底之前的運作提供資金。白宮在星期三公佈的一項聲明中說，川普總統支持這項議案。

新開支議案將讓川普總統增加軍費開支，其中包括把軍人工資提高2.4%。

議案還提供16億美元在美國和墨西哥邊境設置阻攔，建造一個150公里的圍牆。提供的資金低於川普總統要求的250億美元。川普總統在競選總統期間多次提到要建邊界圍牆，還說費用由墨西哥支付。

川普總統在推特上說：“得到16億美元在南部邊境開始建牆，其餘的資金以後還會有。最重要的是，得到7000億美元重建我們的軍隊。明年有7160億美元，最多的軍費。爲了得到資金給軍人漲工資和增加新的裝備，不得不同意浪費一些錢讓民主黨人送大禮。”

民主黨參議員領袖舒默說，爲達成開支案雙方都做出了大量妥協，民主黨人感覺很好。

民主黨國會議員米克斯說，川普總統所說的“送大禮”都是爲照顧退伍軍人、改善社區醫保中心、加強運輸基礎設施和保護國家安全的投入。