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Today is Day 22 of the partial shutdown of the federal government. That makes it the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Senate Democrats refuse to vote for a House funding resolution unless it extends health insurance subsidies used by over 20-million people. The Senate will convene today to try once again to end the shutdown.
Democratic leaders have demanded a meeting with President Trump to resolve the issue. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump will meet with Democrats “as soon as Senator Chuck Schumer reopens the government.”
