The US federal government "stop" entered the 13th day, Treasury Minister Bessent said that this round of "stop" has begun to affect the national economy. US Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted that day that the duration of the "stop" may be "the most historical."

"The situation is getting worse and worse"

The federal government's "stop" is about to enter the third week. Bessent said in a show on the 13th Fox Business Channel that "the situation is getting worse and worse" and that the government's "stop" has begun to affect the real economy and people's lives. He said that in order to ensure the issuance of army stamps, the federal government had to suspend paying salaries to other federal employees and service agencies, including the Smithsonian Museum and National Zoo.

The Smithsonian Institution announced on its website that dozens of its museums, research centers and National Zoo have all been closed due to the government's "shutdown" since the 12th. The National Zoo website said animals in the park "will continue to be fed and cared for," but live broadcasts of animals will stop.

U.S. media that the shortage of air traffic controllers caused more flight delays, with 8,000 flights delayed across the U.S. on December 12, and more than 270 flights cancelled. Government "stop" also affected farmers' subsidies and small business loans.

The website of USA Today reported that the government's "shutdown" has "paralyzed" the national flood insurance program that millions of Americans rely on. Many people can't take out a home mortgage because they can't get federal flood insurance. Many homeowners may face disaster weather for up to two months or more during the Atlantic hurricane season without flood insurance.

The Associated Press that if the shutdown lasted until the end of October, government employees, including thousands of House assistants, would not be paid.

Moving towards "the longest in history"

At the same time, the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States are still unyielding on core differences such as medical-related welfare spending. US media pointed out that at present, the prospect of reaching a compromise quickly is slim.

On the 13th, House Speaker Johnson continued to blame the Democratic Party for the financial deadlock that triggered the "shutdown" and warned that the United States is "rapidly moving towards the longest government shutdown in American history". Johnson said that he "won't negotiate" until Democrats suspend their demands for health insurance-related welfare spending and resume government operation.

House Democratic leader Jeffries blamed the Republican party for not cooperating, saying the Democrats were willing to sit down and talk, but the Republicans were still "I do my way."

The U.S. federal government¡¯s most recent and longest ¡°stagnation¡± occurred in late 2018 and early 2019, when Congress failed to pass a temporary allocation bill that included the cost of ¡°building a wall¡± on the U.S.-Mexico border, causing the federal government to ¡°stagnate¡± for 35 days.

The U.S. Senate failed to pass a new temporary allocation bill before the end of the previous fiscal year on September 30 to keep the government running. As of October 1, the U.S. federal government was "stop" again seven years later. When the "stop" entered the tenth day, the White House announced the start of massive dismissals of federal employees. Trump said the cuts would be concentrated in the "democratic-trending sphere" and would affect "many".

It is widely believed that this is an extremely unusual large-scale job cuts, and is a way the Trump administration has taken advantage of the "stop" opportunity to shrink the size of the government. Vice President Wans said on the 12th at the Fox News channel that the longer the federal government "stop" lasts, the greater the cuts on the federal agencies will be. he said that some cuts are "painful", but that is caused by the Democrats.

Democrats accuse the government of "operating" on federal employees as neither legal nor necessary. Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona said there is no need for the federal government to "punish people" and they should not be treated like this. (Reporters: Lu Yu, Yang Ling, Xiong Maoling)