US govt in shutdown after failure to pass funding Bill

A sign near the ferry dock to the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park in Manhattan announcing the closure of the New York attraction as the government went into shutdown yesterday. Lawmakers were unable to pass a Continuing Resolution in time to avert
A sign near the ferry dock to the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park in Manhattan announcing the closure of the New York attraction as the government went into shutdown yesterday. Lawmakers were unable to pass a Continuing Resolution in time to avert the shutdown.PHOTO: REUTERS
A sign near the ferry dock to the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park in Manhattan announcing the closure of the New York attraction as the government went into shutdown yesterday. Lawmakers were unable to pass a Continuing Resolution in time to avert
MR CHUCK SCHUMER, Democratic Senate minority leader.
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