On October 22, local time, the U.S. federal government has been "shut down" for 22 days, making it the second longest federal government "shut down" record in history.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history occurred during Trump's first presidential term, when it was "shut down" for 35 days. The previous longest record was 21 days, which occurred during the Clinton administration.

The U.S. Senate held a procedural vote for the 12th time that day to advance a provisional appropriations bill that had been passed by the House and proposed by the Republican Party. The bill aims to extend federal government funding until November 21, thereby ending the government shutdown. However, this vote once again failed to reach the "threshold" of 60 votes required for passage. The final vote was 54 votes in favor and 46 votes against. Three Democratic lawmakers voted for the bill supported by the Republican Party.

According to a report by ABC News on the 22nd, Mike Johnson, a Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said that the Republican Party refused to negotiate with the Democratic Party before the government re-allocated funds, but admitted that some lawmakers were "eager to resume work". He also hinted that he might adjust his strategy. Johnson criticized the Democratic Party for "delaying the political process", which made it more difficult to complete the appropriation work on time.

House minority leader Hashim Jeffries called on the Republicans to return to the negotiating table to resolve the health crisis caused by their policies.

(CCTV reporter Xu Wei)