Lawmakers ignore the drama of stopping

Call it a quiet stop.

As the government took the lead of a partial closure on Friday night, lawmakers on both sides did one thing: they began to return home.

The absence of urgency – and total disregard for the wrong optics of failure before the time runs out – a stark contrast to the dead ends of the past in the area of ​​spending.

The previous debates were marked by a relentless search for an agreement until the deadline – supplemented by midnight marathon meetings and by – votes per hour – followed by hours or minutes. days of frenetic negotiations for the reopening of the government, if only to publicly demonstrate the competence of the Congress.

Not this time

A quarter or so of the federal government went dark at midnight. Friday, there were few signs of life in the Capitol. The halls were echoing in the void: the leaders of both parties had already left and many grassroots MPs were already on the planes for the December holidays.

Saturday was not so different. A handful of reporters roamed the capitol cavernous rooms, but few lawmakers were present.

Sen. Cory Gardner Cory Scott GardnerSenate Prepares to Begin the Battle of the Land Law in January Senators' requests at the last minute could delay the funding of bills on the funding of the l & # 39; marijuana industry for chasing his main opponent MORE (R-Colo.) brought cookies to the cloakroom staff. Senator John Boozman John Nichols BoozmanExpanding the Mutual Benefit of the Agricultural Bill Bill between the United States and Cuba Historical and Sensitive Senators Bottom Line Propose a Measure Naming the Saudi Crown Prince in Charge of Khashoggi Killing More [19659010] (R-Ark.), Who presided over the room when she was meeting at noon, joked that the day would not be very packed.

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Less than 24 hours after the start of the closure, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellClosing begins when the legislator struggles against the border wall of Trump The Senate accepts last resort talks, but no clear path to closing The Money: the tragedy of closure | Senate leaders praise breakthrough to move forward | Last minute discussions to conclude a final agreement | Trump overthrows, says Dems to blame | Dow suffers the worst week since the 2008 crisis MORE (R-Ky.) Postponed the Upper House to next week, ensuring that stalemate would extend at least until Christmas Eve .

Sen. Richard Shelby Richard Craig ShelbyTrump: Closure should not last too long McConnell: Talks on funding with Trump "continue" Senate approves funding bill to prevent partial closure of government MORE [19659010] (R-Ala.), Who went to the airport after meeting with Vice President Pence, said that there was "no agreement". It did not seem to worry that the partial closure of the Senate would last nearly a week. The next session of the Senate, he asked, "will be there, what? Thursday? "

" Merry Christmas ", he added

The House was even less active, although the President Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanTrump: The Closure Should not Last The Closure begins as legislator fights Trump border wall Senate agrees to hold last-minute talks, but no clear way to close it MORE (R-Wis.) Reunited in the room at noon, he left few things beyond the pledge of allegiance and a prayer of the Chaplain of the House, Reverend Pat Conroy, who urged lawmakers to become aware of those "The life of which is made to all", the most difficult being not to find serious solutions. "

Ryan then ordered the chamber to sit for a six-hour break, the session lasted one minute and 55 seconds

The muffled atmosphere was constantly repeated around the Capitol, described p ar a senator as a "ghost town", during the first anti-climatic day of a partial stop that took place. impact on about 25% of the government and hundreds of thousands of federal employees fired.

Chaplain Barry Black called for the Senate to be saved "from the pitfalls of political brinkmanship".

Outgoing Representative Pete Sessions [19659030] Peter Anderson SessionsGOP Seeking to Break Through Trump's B Wall Application, Fantastic Views for Life in the Marijuana Industry Minority Looking for Voices after ousting his main opponent, MORE (R-Texas) he hoped that the "cold heads" would win and that it would be possible to reach an agreement before Monday. He was sitting next to him and carrying his suitcase; he was heading to the airport to go home – and said it was encouraging "all the people I talked to" to do the same.

An agreement could be reached by unanimous consent, he predicted, adding, "They will not call people back."

Some lawmakers who had stayed in Washington after dark Saturday afternoon as the prospects for a quick agreement began to fade.

Rep. Danny Davis Daniel (Danny) K. DavisDemocrats must defend Israel Dems promises to seize Trump's taxes as soon as he gets the majority of votes The impact on the development of the community remains clear with the after tax reform of the NMTC MORE (D-Ill) was seen leaving the Capitol complex with a hat "We The People" and a wheeled suitcase behind him

"I get in at home, "he told The Hill.

The drama is played largely on the floor while lawmakers are huddled Trump President Donald John TrumpSchumer, Pelosi: Trump got "what he wanted" with the Trump closure discussed the dismissal of the Fed after the latest interest rate hike: reportage LeBron James accuses the owners of the NFL team of being "old white men" and "mentality d & # 39; # 39; slave ". However, neither meeting seems to bring Washington closer to an agreement to reopen the government to this position.

Speaker of the House Freedom Caucus Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsTrump: The closure should not last long. Lawmakers fight Trump border wall Senate accepts last-minute talks, but no clear way to end stop PLUS (RN.C.) Announced plans to return home him Sunday as a result of the announced inactivity of the Senate. The North Carolina Republican said that although the Conservatives do not support the Democrats' spending offer, this is largely due to the fact that the White House and the leader of the Senate minority Charles Schumer Charles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHouse Suspended Until the End of His Days To Avoid Closure, Michelle Malkin, Other Conservatives Ripping Trump On Financing Border Wall Feeling the heat of the left, the Dems refuse the agreement of the judges PLUS can work.

"Since the Senate just retired, I will probably be home tomorrow",

McConnell donned red vest and red socks to joke with reporters as he walked to his office on Saturday morning it was the "closest meeting of Christmas"

But late Saturday afternoon Both chambers had announced in the House that the next votes would not take place before December 27 at less. After returning from the meeting at the White House, Shelby said that an agreement would likely be reached in a few days.

He asked why he thought that when he had an elevator to escape dozens of reporters, Shelby joked, "The reality".