Economics
Kerry Urges Congress to End Shutdown as U.S. Interests Hurt
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Congress needs to think “long and hard about the message” the partial government shutdown sends overseas about U.S. credibility, Secretary of State John Kerry said, urging lawmakers to “end it now, end it today.”
The furloughing of government workers is imperiling U.S. interests worldwide, delaying security assistance to Israel, freezing peacekeeping funds for the Sinai and potentially weakening enforcement of sanctions against Iran, Kerry told reporters yesterday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Bali, Indonesia.