coverage from conservative media. i m not sure how they were incentivized to fix it. somebody has to give in and this president doesn t seem like he s one to just throw up his hands and take the embarrassment. i mean, have we ever seen him do anything like that? it leaves the people directly affected by this shutdown stuck. the puzzle pieces now, can t pass. they can pass what they want but republicans still hold the senate. even if they pass the funding measures tonight, mitch mcdonnell is saying he will not bring them to the senate floor for a vote. i made it clear to the speaker we re not interested in having show votes here in the senate. we re interested in bringing up something the house has passed, 60 senators will support and the president will sign.