The Senate on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. On Thursday, the upper chamber will switch gears and vote on

The vote was 49-45. Two Democrats joined Republicans to advance the bill, and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the measure. Senate Majority Leader John Thune switched his vote to no, a procedural move that allows him to bring up the bill for another vote.

The government shutdown is still in effect. See how Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul voted so far as well as other U.S. senators.

The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

For the eighth time, the Senate voted to reject the the House-passed stopgap funding bill amid the fifth-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

The Senate failed to reopen the federal government for the eighth time as the shutdown hits the two-week mark. Tuesday’s vote was expected to fail as the stalemate between both parties

The Senate prepares for an eighth vote on reopening the government as the shutdown nears its third week, with Democrats demanding Obamacare subsidy extensions.

Get the latest Trump administration news as the government shutdown continues. House Speaker Mike Johnson said this could become the longest shutdown in U.S. history.