The White House noted that President Donald Trump signed a six-month temporary budget plan on the 15th (local time).
According to the White House, the temporary budget plan was passed in the Senate on the day before the deadline, and President Trump signed it, making it law. This prevents the federal government from experiencing a 'shutdown.'
The temporary budget is structured to maintain the overall budget size at the previous year's level until the end of September this year, while increasing defense expenditure by $6 billion (about 8.7 trillion won) and reducing non-defense expenditure by approximately $13 billion (18.9 trillion won).
In opposition, the Democratic Party has argued that it should oppose the temporary budget plan in response to the Trump administration's substantial reductions in federal employees and government organization. However, the position taken by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who stated that 'we must prevent a shutdown,' was pivotal, resulting in the temporary budget plan passing through Congress.