00:00Just before Friday's Senate vote, U.S. House Speaker Republican Mike Johnson made a final plea to his opponents.
00:08Please open the government so we can do that work, so that all the members of both chambers can be here to do the work, to legislate and to deliberate.
00:18His words accomplished little.
00:20On the third day of the shutdown, efforts to end it quickly collapsed once again.
00:26After lawmakers on both sides failed to agree on a common budget proposal.
00:32Democrats are demanding that Congress extend health care benefits, while Republicans refuse to commit to anything until the government reopens.
00:42The deadlock means the federal shutdown is set to continue into next week, with Democrats continuing to blame Republicans.
00:50Rather than working with us to end the pain Americans are feeling because of a shutdown, Republicans have instead, they've wasted a week, refused to talk, and exacerbated pain for America.
01:03As the funding crisis deepens, some 750,000 employees are likely to be put on furlough.
01:11Meanwhile, the Trump administration has signaled that thousands of government layoffs could begin soon.
01:18On Friday, the White House said federal agencies are actively identifying where cuts and layoffs are to be made.
01:26The shutdown has already closed tourist sites and halted official websites, among other disruptions.
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