What to know on Day 23 of the government shutdown:

The Senate is planning to vote on advancing a GOP-backed measure that would pay federal workers, military members and contractors who have continued to work during the government shutdown , which is now on Day 23.

The bill , known as the Shutdown Fairness Act, would need Democratic support to reach the 60 votes required to advance. Democrats have not provided the votes needed on any bills that would restart some government funding since the shutdown began.

For the 12th time, the upper chamber on Wednesday failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the shutdown. The vote came after a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, who held the floor for more than 22 hours. It's not yet clear wheth

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