[Noxmiles]

Luckily, CERN is not financed by the US Gov.

[EpicEng]

Of course, but problems around funding are not unique to the US. You still have to make do with that you can get.

[Analog24]

The U.S. isn't a member state but the US government (through the NSF and DOE) contribute a ton of money to the research, development, and operation of the LHC and it's major experiments.