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في خطاب قوي ومطمئن جذب انتباه الاقتصاديين والمستثمرين وصانعي السياسات والأمريكيين العاديين على حد سواء، أكد نائب رئيس الاحتياطي الفيدرالي جيفرسون التزام البنك المركزي الثابت بهدف التضخم، مشددًا على مصداقية الاحتياطي الفيدرالي وقوته المؤسسية وعزيمته على التنقل في مشهد اقتصادي متغير بدقة وهدف 💬📊؛ في عصر يتسم بالتوترات الجيوسياسية، واضطرابات سلاسل التوريد، وتغيرات سوق العمل، والديناميات المالية غير المسبوقة، كانت تعليقات جيفرسون بمثابة قوة استقرار، تذكر الجماهير بأن هدف التضخم للاحتياطي الفيدرالي ليس مجرد معيار رقمي ولكن ركيزة أساسية في السعي لتحقيق الاستقرار الاقتصادي على المدى الطويل، والنمو المتوازن، والثقة المستدامة في الإطار النقدي للأمة 🛡️🌐. مع وضوح مدروس ورؤية دقيقة، أوضح جيفرسون أن الاحتياطي الفيدرالي يواصل مراقبة مجموعة واسعة من البيانات الاقتصادية - من أسعار المستهلكين ومؤشرات المنتجين إلى اتجاهات التوظيف، وديناميات الأجور، وتحركات السلع العالمية - لضمان أن تكون قرارات السياسة مستندة إلى أدق المعلومات الشاملة المتاحة 🔍📑؛ وأكد أنه في حين أن الضغوط التضخمية قصيرة الأجل قد تتقلب بسبب تغيرات السوق، تظل هناك شيء ثابت: تفاني الاحتياطي الفيدرالي الثابت لتحقيق والحفاظ على هدفه للتضخم على المدى الطويل، الذي يُعرّف عادةً حول معدل سنوي يبلغ 2%، والذي يعمل كمنارة ومعيار لاستقرار الأسعار المستدام 📌📆.

In order to maintain the functioning of the federal government, the funding of which gets an extension till 21st November, 2025 proposed by the new funding bill also aims to eliminate the possibility of a government shutdown, and thus is the centerpiece to the operations of the government keeping the agencies active till the finish line of negotiations within the House of Representatives accross which the bill is likely to pass within the week coming up to 21st November, 2025 and signed by President Donald Trump. It would allow the government to maintain critical operations and is needed to keep the funding of the 2026 fiscal year active which is likely to set the funding starting October 1, 2026.

A Strategic Move to Ensure Continuity
A Continuing Resolution (CR) is a temporary funding bill which acts as a last resort to keep federal agencies functioning without any alterations to their funding. The House recreational vote on the legislation, which has $88 million allocated to security improvements to members of the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the executives after some notable security breaches, has already been passed. House Speaker Mike Johnson has stated that the harmful consequences that the CR suggests are “disruptions to our national security and the vital programs our constituents rely on” which is precisely why the CR is needed. The delays on the legislation due to the hyper-partisanship issues in the rest of the bill suggest that there is still a willingness to work across the aisles to prevent a government shutdown. This rough, yet in contrast bland, approach suggests a willingness to work across the aisle to prevent a government shutdown.
The approach suggests that the CR has been somewhat successful, as there are now over 7 weeks before Congress is likely to close for the fiscal year. This will provide ample opportunity to the House and the Senate to complete full-year appropriations for the CR). This measure is vital as the defense spending debate still lies on the spending cap of $7 trillion. The funding for ¼ of it is assumed to be the leftover funded from the $37.5 trillion national debt. Until the Resolution has been passed, a cessation of the CR will ensure some level of stability for people's families, the wider community, and the country's security.
Senate Hurdles and Democratic Opposition
Republicans want the Compact Report (CR) on the House floor by Friday the 19’th of September, 2025, so that it can breeze through to the Senate for enactment. Even so, the way ahead is not straightforward. The Senate Republicans, despite holding a slim 53-47 edge, cannot single-handedly advance the legislation to voting, since they require 60 total votes. This means that they will have to share power with the other side. The Republicans have taken the brunt of the blows in this area of American governance because even a gentle breeze, in this case the Democrats, have vowed to sink any ship that is constructed of Republican ideas that does not match their blueprints. In this case the blueprint ideas range from adding new ideas on healthcare to renew ACA subsidies and mitigate the Medicaid amendments and cuts to 2025.
Prominent Democrats like Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro have suggested skirting the partisan divide by negotiating a more bipartisan governed based counteroffer that integrates Republican ideas in the deal to fund the government till the October 31st. This counter-proposal serves as an illuminating illustration on the keen divide in American governance. Without support of the Democrats the CR is more likely to crash as the legislation meets the Senate because the due date expedite on the 30’th of September, without any compromise on the 9 amendments within it. This creates a scenario of imminent government shutdown.
Broader Economic and Political Context
Analysts predict that the US economy will face declining growth due to evolving complexities which are well articulated with regards to the stagnant shifting economy. Seth Carpenter, like others, forecasts U.S. economic growth will drop to 1.25% by 2026 from 2.8% in 2024 due to tariff policies and a weakening labor market. All of these factors will serve to reinforce the need for the government to take protective measures in order to avoid greater damage in terms of economic stability. Delay of payments to the public and the government shutdown of essential services will also serve to corrode the foundational trust that the public has in the government and this will negatively impact the US position in financial trade and globally.
The tension which has characterized the funding aspect of the US economy has overshadowed other fiscal concerns. With only a 218-214 majority, the House Republicans, need to avoid losses and are thus engaging in what seems like a political circus with the hopes of passing the CR. The security funding that stems from the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk along with more other incidents has been accepted by both sides of the aisle, however, it remains problematic. By emblematically engaging in a partisan warfare, Congress stands to lose the trust of people should the vote only pass along party lines.
Looking Ahead
All attention now shifts to the House and its last vote on the CR, with the Senate and President Trump, who must issue his signature on ‘s one to law, on the clock. The gauged, though appreciated and indefinite, shortage funding, is a massive clawback opportunity for a shutdown, one that would be catastrophic to the inner workings of the government and the services it extends. All watchful, as the movement of this measure will heavily influence the negotiations for the 2026 fiscal budget.
The CR advancing still signifies the domestication of America’s most urgent dilemmas. Lawmakers hope that with the allocation of not more than temporary funding, they will be able to wait for the budget agreement to suffice the next fiscal year. They will need to still, however, cut a deal and forge physical compromise to slip easily into the new fiscal year, as evidenced by the next Democrat’s in the Senate.
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