U.S. Shutdown at Day 32 as Democrats Vow to Reject Trump Offer

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Peter Dixon of Commerzbank and Stephen Gallo of BMO Capital Markets discuss the U.S. government shutdown.Source: Bloomberg)

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By Chris Strohm and Steven T. Dennis

January 22, 2019 at 9:00 AM UTC

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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 32nd day on Tuesday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expected to call up legislation to advance a proposal from President Donald Trump, which Democrats have already said they’ll reject.

Lawmakers are returning to Washington after a holiday weekend that started off with signs of incremental progress, but concluded with little accomplished. If the stalemate continues all week, many of the 800,000 federal workers going without pay will miss a second paycheck since funding ran out for about a quarter of the government just before Christmas.