The Senate on Monday night failed to end debate on reopening the federal government and ending the shutdown, marking the fifth time the upper chamber has declined to fund the government through Nov. 21.

The chamber failed to invoke cloture on both competing resolutions, with the Democratic resolution failing to get cloture in a party line 45-50 vote. The Republican resolution failed in a 52-42 vote.

The resolutions need 60 votes to end debate. The resolutions would then advance to a final vote.

The Senate votes occurred during the second week of the government shutdown, which began last Wednesday. The House has already passed its continuing resolution, which Senate Republicans are trying to push through their chamber.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that he did not speak to Senate Majority Leader John Thune about the shutdown over the weekend.

“Republicans need to sit down, roll up their sleeves and negotiate with us so that we can preserve health care, fight for health care for the American people,” Schumer said. “Plain and simple, they got to sit down and talk to us.”

The House is not expected to hold any votes this week after Speaker Mike Johnson designated the week as a “district work period,” to put more pressure on the Senate.

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