A passenger goes to other terminals at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, the United States, on Jan. 14, 2019. The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in Terminal B at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport remained closed due to shortage of staff related to the shutdown of the federal government. The ongoing partial government shutdown, already the longest in U.S. history, began on Dec. 22, 2018, as the White House and Democratic Congressional leaders failed to agree on a budget to fund the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a promise made by President Donald Trump during his campaign. About a quarter of federal agencies have been paralyzed due to lack of funding, as the partial government shutdown stretches to its second month. Experts and lawmakers have warned it will inflict far greater damage on the U.S. economy than previously anticipated. (Xinhua/Steven Song)
Spotlight: Longest U.S. gov't shutdown inflicts worse economic damage than expected
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-23 06:57:46|Editor: Yang Yi
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