On October 23, local time, the US federal government "shutdown" entered the 23rd day, and the social impact caused by it continued to expand. Disorder on airport flights is expected to intensify as air traffic controllers fail to receive full salaries, and aid projects that provide food to 42 million low-income people are also facing a halt. Given that the Senate will adjourn until October 27, it is almost certain that the government shutdown will continue into next week.

Meanwhile, the White House New Hall project is steadily moving forward, havingly received $3.5 billion in private donations, and the former White House East Wing has now been completely demolished.

U.S. Senate Votes Bill for Paying Wages to Military and Necessary Staff

On the 23rd, the US SenateVetoA bill proposed by the RepublicansThe bill aims to pay wages to active military personnel and federal employees in other necessary positions serving during the government¡¯s ¡°stop¡±.

The U.S. Senate vetoed the bill with 54 votes in favour and 45 against, many Democrats said they wanted to pass a bill to pay wages for all federal employees, including forced leave employees, but Republican leadership opposed it.

ATC suspended pay Transport Minister warns: More flight delays will occur

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Daffy warned on Monday that 22 Japan should be the pay day for U.S. airborne personnel, as the government's "stop" continues,Air traffic controllers are no longer able to get the full wages they deserve, with some controllers choosing not to work because of the government¡¯s ¡°stop-down¡±, and flight interruptions could worsen.

The United States was facing a serious shortage of air traffic controllers, and with the "stop" impasse continues, more than 60,000 unpaid air traffic controllers and airport security inspectors are under increasing financial pressure, because of the excessive time in the job and ask for sick leave employees are also increasing, leading to some flight delays seriously, and even affect the airport operation, causing concerns about aviation safety.

Flight delays due to ATC absences accounted for 53% of total delays last week, compared with just 5% under normal circumstances. Due to the shortage of air traffic control personnel, the FAA once ordered two airports in Houston to suspend operations on the 21st. According to the flight tracking website, there have been a large number of flight delays in the United States every day recently.The number of flights delayed in just three days reached 20,000.

Food bonds have stopped living for 42 million low-income people

White House Press Secretary Levitt warned on the 23rd that funding for the federally supported food stamp project is about to run out. If the shutdown continues,"By November 1, there will be insufficient funding to provide this benefit to more than 40 million Americans.¡±¡£

According to US media reports, as early as October 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the food stamp program, issued a statement to states saying that if the government's "shutdown" continues, it will no longer provide funding for this program.

The "Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program" covers about 42 million people, and the main beneficiaries are low-income groups, the disabled and the elderly. These people can use government-subsidized food stamps to buy food in designated stores. For people who rely on food stamps to maintain their basic livelihood, not being able to receive food stamps will make an already difficult life worse.

Both parties have no urgent will to end the shutdown

Analysts and media believe that the core reason for the continued "shutdown" of the U.S. government isThe two parties remained impasse on health insurance expenditure, and the provisional allocation bill could not be passed.On the other hand,Both parties are also using the "stop" to promote their respective political agendas, and there is no urgent willingness to end the "stop".

U.S. media reported that since the Senate will adjourn until October 27,It¡¯s almost certain that the US government¡¯s ¡°stop¡± will last until next week.¡£

The White House East Wing has been completely demolished.

Calls from all walks of life in the United States to end the deadlock of the government's "shutdown" are growing, but the Republican and Democratic parties have hardly conducted any substantive negotiations to find a way to end the "shutdown." At the same time, construction plans for the White House's luxurious ballroom are still progressing steadily.

Trump announced on social media on the 20th that the construction of the White House¡¯s Eastern Wing, a luxury banquet hall, was started.The original East Wing of the White House has been completely demolished.

Trump said on the same day that the cost of building the White House banquet hall would be donated by his friends and himself.Currently, $3.5 billion has been donated.

According to Trump, the banquet hall covers an area of more than 8300 square meters and can accommodate about 1000 guests. It will replace the temporary tents usually set up on the South Lawn of the White House to hold some large-scale events.

The White House East Wing was built in 1902 and the second floor was added in 1942, with the main facilities including the First Lady's office, a small cinema, White House guest entrance, etc. According to AFP, this project is the largest expansion of the White House in more than a century.