Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it is time to get rid of the Senate's filibuster custom to bypass a Democratic roadblock during the ongoing government shutdown. The "filibuster" is the Senate rule that requires 60 of the chamber's 100 members to agree to pass most legislation.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate failed for the 13th time on Tuesday to advance a bill that would reopen the government until Nov.

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for the removal of the Senate's filibuster rule, to bypass a Democratic roadblock during a government shutdown now in its 30th day.

President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Schumer (D-New York) holds a news conference on Wednesday, the 29th day of the partial government shutdown. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) One reason the partial government shutdown has dragged on for nearly a month is because most Americans have felt no discernable impact on their daily life.

The partial government shutdown is on track to become the longest in history as the Senate headed home for the weekend Thursday with no funding deal in sight. The lack of action on a stopgap spending measure means the 30-day-old shutdown will continue at least into next week.

As the government shutdown hit its 29th day, several senators and representatives on both sides of the aisle have decided to withhold their paychecks. Federal employees have been furloughed and have not received paychecks since the Senate failed to vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government.