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This is day two of the federal government shutdown.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have yet to reach an agreement to fund the government.
As Ampere Zalena Moore reports,
yesterday's Senate vote on the GOP's short-term spending bill came up five votes shy of the 60 needed for passage
as it did the previous day.
No votes are expected for the day in observation of Yom Kippur.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects this to be a quiet day,
but that conversations between lawmakers are ongoing.
So far, just two Democrats and one independent have backed the GOP measure.
But the divide is largely along party lines,
with most Democrats vowing to oppose the bill unless it addresses soon-to-be-expiring affordable CARAC subsidies.
Republicans have rejected that.