Government Shutdown Freezes Historic Senate Clock

With time running out, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks past the Ohio Clock to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, for the vote on a bill to fund the governmen... With time running out, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks past the Ohio Clock to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, for the vote on a bill to fund the government, but stripped of the defund "Obamacare" language, as crafted by House Republicans. A band of conservatives, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had wanted to derail the bill, but many Senate Republican lawmakers opposed the conservatives' tactics, including GOP leader McConnell. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Not even time itself is safe from the government shutdown.

Employees charged with winding the Senate’s historical Ohio clock, under which lawmakers and reporters alike have gathered for years, have been sent home on furlough, Roll Call reported Thursday. The clock’s hands have stood frozen since 12:14 p.m. Wednesday.

The clock was designed and ordered for a newly restored Senate chamber in 1819, following the British invasion in 1812, and transferred to its current location in 1859.

 

 

 

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