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在两党没能就筹资达成一致之后，美国政府已经关闭。 在国会没有在最后期限内批准短期筹资措施之后，白宫预算办公室将通知联邦部门取消所有非必要服务。 这意味着这80万雇员没工可开，自由女神和大峡谷等关闭。  What does it mean? The shutdown means all "non-essential staff" - about 800,000 of the total 2.1 million-strong federal workforce - will stay home from work in what's known as 'furlough'. Here's how it would affect certain sectors: • The White House and Congress: Facilities will remain open, although both are likely to lose some staff. Some US lawmakers, like Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, have pledged to return their salaries to the Treasury or donate them to charity. • Museums and Parks: Smithsonian museums and all 368 sites in the National Park Service system will close. • Economy: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that a temporary shutdown will "shatter our economy''. That may be hyperbole, but the impact could be significant. According to Macroeconomic Advisers, the effect of a two-week shutdown on fourth-quarter GDP growth would be 0.3 percentage points. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/ ... 24779#ixzz2gRTaTnIv |
