The government shutdown continues despite votes taken in Washington that could have brought it to an end. Senator Mitt Romney made a public statement following the failed votes saying he voted in favor of President Trump’s proposed compromise that would end the shutdown and secure the border. When that failed, he then voted for the proposed alternative that would open the government and give the Democrats two weeks to “come to the table and agree to a final deal on border security and enforcement.” That proposal also failed leaving it up to party leadership to negotiate a final deal. Utah Representative Rob Bishop also made a public statement following the failed votes, stating that he also voted twice to pay federal workers. He stated that he wants the government open as well as to provide for border security and that this is not an either/or question. “We can have both,” he said. “We should have both.”
