Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up .

The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how intractable the situation has become as it has been at times the only item on the agenda for the Senate floor. House Republicans have . The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving , even more without a guaranteed payday and Congress essentially paralyzed.

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