The Senate returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday -- the first day of a government shutdown -- and is taking votes on government funding bills that mirror the failed votes they took on Tuesday as congressional leaders continue to blame the opposing party for the shutdown. The Senate is voting Wednesday morning on two votes on bills aimed at funding the government. The government shutdown took effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The votes are on the same two bills that the Senate failed to advance on Tuesday. The first is, once again, a procedural vote on the Democrats' government funding proposal that includes the health care provisions they've been seeking. It needs 60 votes to pass and is expected to fail in the GOP-controlled Senate. The second vote in that series will be a procedural vote on t

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