The government shutdown, which has been going on for over a month and entering its 34th day, still has no end in sight as the standoff between the border wall continues. The Senate is about to vote on bills to end the government shut down. The two amendments, according to CNN, are President Trump’s and the Senate GOP proposal, which includes $5.7 billion for border wall in exchange for temporary (three year) DACA protections and a three-year extension of temporary protected status. The bill passed by the house, included reopening 25% of the federal government through Feb. 8, and $12.1 billion in disaster aid without a wall. After voting on Thursday, January 24th, both Senate bills failed, neither earning the 60 votes that they needed.

“People are saying, isn’t there a way out of this mess? Isn’t there a way to relieve the burden on the 800,000 federal workers not getting paid? Isn’t there a way to get government services open first and then debate what we should do for border security?” Mr. Schumer said Tuesday on the Senate floor after Mr. McConnell announced the votes. “Well, now there’s a way.”