U.S. government shutdown: How it impacts lives

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A sign announcing the closure of the Statue of Liberty, due to the U.S. government shutdown, sits near the ferry dock to the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park in Manhattan, New York, U.S. January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A tour bus passes the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Visitors are seen at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The White House is seen in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The figures of Grief and History stand on top of the Peace Statue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

A man cycles in front of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The Statue of Liberty is seen through fencing from a ferry dock following a U.S. government shutdown in Manhattan, New York, U.S., in New York, U.S. January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The Statue of Liberty is seen through fencing from a ferry dock following a U.S. government shutdown in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The U.S. Capitol is lit during the second day of a shutdown of the federal government in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WWII Memorial and Washington Monument are seen in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Lincoln Memorial is seen with an icy reflecting pool in Washington, U.S., on the second day of Government shutdown, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas