Reference News Network, October 2 report: According to the website of Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", New York State Governor Hochul said on October 1 that New York State will not bear the operating costs of the Statue of Liberty as it did during the previous federal government shutdown. The torch of the Statue of Liberty may "go out completely".
The report stated that the Democratic governor mentioned on October 1 that more than 100,000 federal employees in New York State have been forced to take leave or face the risk of taking leave, including dozens of staff working at the Statue of Liberty. She criticized: "If the torch of the Statue of Liberty goes out, it will be the result of the Republican Party in Washington refusing common sense and betraying voters."
It is currently unclear whether the Statue of Liberty will be closed and when.
It is reported that during the last federal government shutdown in 2018, the Statue of Liberty was initially closed and refused thousands of tourists, and later reopened with funding from the state government.
Due to differences between the Democratic and Republican parties on issues such as health care-related benefits, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new temporary funding bill before the government funds ran out on September 30. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1 (12:01 p.m. Beijing Time), the U.S. federal government once again shut down after nearly seven years.
Previously, during U.S. federal government shutdowns, only government employees providing essential services such as air traffic control and law enforcement continued to work without pay, while tens of thousands of employees were forced to take leave, and their wages would be paid back once the government resumed operations. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that up to 750,000 federal employees will be forced to take leave this time.
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