The federal government has been partially shut down for more than a week, and as of Wednesday, Congress did not seem any closer to resolving the impasse.

The flow of federal dollars stopped at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill to keep the government funded. The standstill stems from debates about healthcare — Democrats want to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse cuts made in President Trump’s sweeping policy bill, which was signed in July. Republicans have said they are open to negotiating on healthcare, but not until the shutdown ends.

Both parties’ stopgap proposals failed for the sixth time Wednesday.

“Democrats are here and ready and working for your healthcare benefits and we are not going to bend and yield to someone who

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