Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) speaks to reporters outside the Capitol about the government shutdown in Washington October 1, 2013. Up to one million federal workers were thrown temporarily out of work on Tuesday as the U.S. government partially shut down for the first time in 17 years in a standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans over healthcare reforms. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEALTH)