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If the shutdown doesnt end by saturday it will be the longest shutdown ever. The president said hes willing to let the shutdown go as long as it takes to get his wall hes at the border and expected to receive a briefing on border security. Also this hour the house will vote on two more bills to try to reopen agencies of the government that have been shut down for three weeks. These bills are considered dead on arrival in the senate but the pressure is on majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. He faces growing number of defectors within his own party. They joined the forces of federal workers and contractors across the country in their message, end the shutdown today. Were saying to them take yes for an answer. This is what you have proposed. Why are you rejecting it at the expense of the health, safety and well being of the American People . You took an oath to the constitution o ....