It's the first day of the new Congress, but don't expect any major fireworks.
Democrats are taking control of the House and they plan to vote on a bill that would reopen the government. But that will likely be shot down by the Republican-controlled Senate.
The spending bill does not include the $5 billion the President is demanding for the border wall.
Meanwhile, there are 800,000 government employees still off the job or working without pay.
Minnesota has nearly 17,000 federal workers, according to our news partner MPR News.
"There's a lot of anxiety for our federal employees. They got bills to pay, food to put on the table. They've got to pay to get to work," said Gregg James, the National Vice President of District 8 of the American Federation of Government Employees.
He said that he doesn't know how many Minnesota federal workers are affected by the shutdown because some agencies don't know themselves which employees are considered essential and non-essential.
For example, he said, within the USDA alone, inspectors are still working, but many administrators are not. Each agency has it's own plan.
He did say that some of the offices affected are the USDA, law enforcement agencies, TSA and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
"Those folks who show up everyday to make sure we're safe and secure are now showing up with no pay," James said.
Once the shutdown has ended, there's worry of whether or not these workers will get back pay.
James says typically they do, but it's not guaranteed. For now, he is calling on lawmakers to do their job.
"We're hopeful that they will get together and come up with a solution to this and let's get the government reopen," James said.
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