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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Owen Scott

Scott Bessent plays the holiday grinch and warns of shutdown-related cargo shortages ahead of Christmas

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the government shutdown may have stolen Christmas for thousands of Americans, after the drastic reduction in air traffic caused by the closure disrupts the flow of imports into the United States.

The government shutdown has already caused carnage for millions of people, with thousands of federal workers, including air traffic controllers, being stripped of their pay.

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