The Senate on Wednesday again rejected dueling Republican and Democratic funding proposals to end the government shutdown , which stretched into its eighth day with no hint of progress toward a resolution.

In a 54-45 vote, the Senate did not advance a GOP-led stopgap bill that would have funded the government through late November. An alternative funding bill backed by Democrats also failed in a 47-52 vote around 12:50 p.m. ET.

The same three senators from the Democratic caucus who have voted with Republicans on previous votes — John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto, as well as Angus King of Maine, one of two independents in the caucus — did so again on Wednesday.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., again voted with Democrats to oppose the GOP measure. Sen. Ted Cruz

See Full Page