(NewsNation) — The Senate has two more votes planned Wednesday, giving lawmakers the chance to change their votes on a funding faceoff that drove the government into its first shutdown in six years.

Both Republican and Democratic leaders are expected to hold news briefings Wednesday about the shutdown, which went into effect at midnight after two separate plans to keep the government open failed to get enough support.

After a break Thursday for Yom Kippur, Senate votes on funding are expected to continue Friday and through the weekend, according to its official calendar.

Both sides have blamed the other, and their corresponding funding legislation, for the shutdown.

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