U.S. Vice President George W. Bush warned on October 1 that if the federal government "stops" for a longer period of time, it could trigger job cuts. White House spokesman Levitt said federal government cuts were "likely" to happen, and "shortly" would happen.

Due to differences between the two parties on health insurance-related benefits, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new provisional allocation bill before government funds were exhausted.

Trump and White House officials have repeatedly said the federal government would cut jobs once it "stop", saying Democrats should be responsible for it. U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has pointed out Republicans' attempts to use federal employees as a scam in this budget dispute and called it a means of intimidation and threat.

In the past, when the U.S. federal government ¡°stopped¡±, only government employees who provided ¡°necessary services¡± for air traffic control, law enforcement, etc. continued to work unpaid, and hundreds of thousands of employees were ¡°paid¡± until the government re-functioned.

Reporter: Xiong Maoling, Hu Yousong