US State Department: government shutdown may start on October 1

The US government shutdown may begin on October 1. The State Department is preparing an action plan taking into account this possibility, US Foreign Ministry spokesman Matthew Miller said at a briefing.

“We are developing a contingency plan if a shutdown occurs,” the official said (quote according to RIA Novosti).

Miller added that the algorithm will include possible actions of the State Department in the event of a partial shutdown of the US government. The department will decide in the coming days which structures of the Cabinet of Ministers will continue to function to ensure national security, and which will take a break from work.

American President Joe Biden previously said that he would like to prevent a government shutdown, but does not know how to do it. In his opinion, such a political scenario could be a disaster for the country.