On September 30, the U.S. Senate voted to veto the Republican government allocation bill, and the government shutdown could take place within hours.

If Congress fails to pass the provisional appropriations bill before the deadline, some federal agencies will be forced to shut down starting October 1, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be forced to take unpaid leave, and the release of U.S. economic data will also be affected.

The operating funds of the U.S. federal government should have come from annual budget allocations. The two parties in Congress should normally pass a new annual appropriations bill before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. However, due to the fierce struggle between the two parties in recent years, it is often impossible to reach an agreement in time, so Congress tried to pass a temporary appropriation bill to temporarily maintain the operation of the federal government. (CCTV reporter Cao Jian)