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The U.S. Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, continuing the partial federal government shutdown that began on October 1.

The vote was 54-46, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation.

Kentucky Senators were split, with Mitch McConnell voting for the bill and Rand Paul voting against it.

The Senate is scheduled to vote on a separate bill to pay essential federal employees forced to work during the shutdown.

The U.S. Senate’s most recent vote to pass a stopgap funding bill to end the partial federal government shutdown failed on Wednesday, Oct. 22. That means the shutdown, which started Oct. 1 and marks the second-longest in U.S. history , remains ongoing.

The bill, which would fund the government until Friday, Nov. 21, a rapi

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